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dipsomaniac
[ dip-suh-mey-nee-ak, -soh- ]
noun
- (no longer in technical use) a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder, especially characterized by an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drinks.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å¾±±è·²õ´Ç·³¾²¹Â·²Ô¾±Â·²¹Â·³¦²¹±ô [dip-s, uh, -m, uh, -, nahy, -, uh, -k, uh, l, -soh-], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dipsomaniac1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
What’s more, if slowly supping your way into pre-lunchtime oblivion in the company of like-minded individuals, it is considered good manners to regularly check the glasses of your fellow dipsomaniacs and provide refills where required.
When gazing directly into the abyss, there’s no better pick-me-up for a maudlin, middle-aged dipsomaniac than a tag-team pair of star-struck female admirers.
Her sensational story emerges: she murdered her dipsomaniac husband in Borneo.
For what per cent. of cases of medical dipsomaniacs this constitutes a stock excuse, only medical men know.
In each of these dreams," writes one lady, "I was a man;—in one of them a low brute, in the other a dipsomaniac.
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