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alcoholic
[ al-kuh-haw-lik, -hol-ik ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or of the nature of alcohol:
The fermented milk has a mildly alcoholic flavor.
- containing or using alcohol:
The bar serves beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages.
- caused by alcohol:
alcoholic fermentation.
- of or like a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder:
She hadn’t seen or spoken to her alcoholic aunt in over a decade.
- preserved in alcohol:
Tissue shrinking in alcoholic specimens did not affect nuclear composition.
noun
- Sometimes Offensive. a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder; a person addicted to intoxicating drinks: Prescription medications are available to help alcoholics get sober and stay that way.
He’s a self-described alcoholic.
Prescription medications are available to help alcoholics get sober and stay that way.
alcoholic
/ ˌæəˈɒɪ /
noun
- a person affected by alcoholism
adjective
- of, relating to, containing, or resulting from alcohol
Sensitive Note
Other Word Forms
- ··DZ··· adverb
- ····DZ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of alcoholic1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“This all could be alcoholic made-up stories. But in prison she wasn’t drinking. It was very consistent, and it never changed…. She was very mad that she got caught. She hated to lose.”
Back in the day, Sacramento authorities “escorted their criminals, morphine addicts and alcoholics” to the area, according to a historian quoted in the Sacramento Bee in 1984.
His alcoholic father abandoned him when he was a toddler, and his mother, who worked full-time, turned his on-set supervision over to an aunt and uncle, whom North later claimed emotionally and physically abused him.
Halili has said she is a recovered alcoholic, nearly six years sober.
And drinking has been the target of health concerns: In January, the U.S. surgeon general called for cancer warning labels to be placed on alcoholic drinks.
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