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alcoholic

[ al-kuh-haw-lik, -hol-ik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or of the nature of alcohol:

    The fermented milk has a mildly alcoholic flavor.

  2. containing or using alcohol:

    The bar serves beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages.

  3. caused by alcohol:

    alcoholic fermentation.

  4. 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.

  5. preserved in alcohol:

    Tissue shrinking in alcoholic specimens did not affect nuclear composition.



noun

  1. 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

/ ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk /

noun

  1. a person affected by alcoholism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of, relating to, containing, or resulting from alcohol
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Sensitive Note

See addict.
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Other Words From

  • al·co·hol·i·cal·ly adverb
  • sem·i·al·co·hol·ic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alcoholic1

First recorded in 1780–90; alcohol + -ic
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Example Sentences

Carla Gonçalves, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon, works with a lineage of yeast that has lost the enzymes for alcoholic fermentation.

A complete shutdown of bars and nightclubs is cataclysmic for makers of alcoholic beverages.

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This year, the event has expanded to include a to-go program with a variety of family-style offerings as well as alcoholic options available over the two weeks.

Gaga plays Ally Maine, the latest incarnation of the rising star who falls in love with an alcoholic performer.

This year, the event has expanded to include a to-go program with a variety of family-style offerings as well as alcoholic beverage options available over the two weeks.

“No one set out to be an alcoholic,” Gil told writer Patrick Sisson.

By the time Prohibition was on the menu, we were very much an “alcoholic Republic.”

Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey is manufactured by Sazerac, an alcoholic beverage company based in Metairie, La.

I did think you had to end up on skid row if you were an alcoholic.

In St. Vincent, the actor plays a foulmouthed, alcoholic chain smoker with no regard for anyone but himself.

Rather hard on politicians this, to bracket their patriotic endeavours with pitch-and-toss and alcoholic indulgence!

The patients either do not tell the truth, or have very elastic notions as to moderation in the use of alcoholic stimuli.

Alcoholic subjects are very liable to unexpected death from a good many causes.

The kidneys are prone to be affected more or less in old alcoholic subjects.

The result is that these diseases are very frequently fatal in alcoholic subjects.

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