alcoholic
See also: alcohòlic and alco-holic
English edit
Etymology edit
First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/
- (US, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌæl.kəˈhɑ.lɪk/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlɪk
Noun edit
alcoholic (plural alcoholics)
- A person addicted to alcohol.
- 2001, Starsailor, Alcoholic:
- Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes
Daddy was an alcoholic
- 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
- 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.
- One who abuses alcohol.
Synonyms edit
- (person addicted to alcohol): See also Thesaurus:drunkard
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "person addicted to alcohol"): teetotaler, on the wagon; See also Thesaurus:teetotaler
Translations edit
a person addicted to alcohol
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one who abuses alcohol
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See also edit
Adjective edit
alcoholic (comparative more alcoholic, superlative most alcoholic)
- Of or pertaining to alcohol.
- Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
- He ordered an alcoholic beverage.
- The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.
- Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:alcoholic
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
of or pertaining to alcohol
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having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents
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of alcoholism
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Anagrams edit
Interlingua edit
Adjective edit
alcoholic (comparative plus alcoholic, superlative le plus alcoholic)
- alcoholic (containing alcohol)