alcoholic
nounadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk//
- United States//ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk//
- //ˌæl.kəˈhɑ.lɪk//
A person who is addicted to alcohol.
noun
- 1
A person who is addicted to alcohol.
Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes Daddy was an alcoholic
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.
- 2
One who abuses alcohol.
Etymology
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to alcohol.
- 2
Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
He ordered an alcoholic beverage.
The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.
A statement from the official Lao News Agency (KPL) Friday reported that “the consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages” was the suspected cause of the deaths.
- 3
Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.
Forms
- plural
- alcoholics
- comparative
- more alcoholic
- superlative
- most alcoholic
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