alcoholic
Etymology

First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/
  • (America) IPA: /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/
  • (cot-caught) IPA: /ˌæl.kəˈhɑ.lɪk/
Noun

alcoholic (plural alcoholics)

  1. A person who is addicted to alcohol.
    • 2001, Starsailor, Alcoholic:
      Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes
      Daddy was an alcoholic
  2. One who abuses alcohol.
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alcoholic

  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.
  3. Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.
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