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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
/ ˌæ±ô°ìəˈ³óÉ’±ôɪ°ì /
noun
- a person affected by alcoholism
adjective
- of, relating to, containing, or resulting from alcohol
Sensitive Note
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of alcoholic1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
His father, a salesman for a small company that manufactured grocery-store fixtures, was an alcoholic whose periodic drinking binges devastated the family.
Other ingredients sometimes used are the poisonous metal, mercury, and kojic acid - a by-product from the manufacture of the Japanese alcoholic drink, sake.
He reportedly dubbed King a “chronic drug addict and alcoholic who refuses to acknowledge that she has a problem.â€
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