dipsomaniac
noun
(no longer in technical use) a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder, especially characterized by an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drinks.
dipsomaniacal
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a word derived from
dipsomaniac.
Example Sentences
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Nor are the show folk I write about much like the egomaniacal, mythomaniacal, dipsomaniacal crew that Addison chronicles.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2020
But the man's dipsomaniacal doubts and fears tinged the tone of his voice and lessened the impressiveness of his denial, though he added: "Why, your witness, Pemmican, can tell you that—he saw the whole thing."
From The Red Mouse by William Hamilton Osborne
