alcoholic Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
souse; lush; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; soaker.
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adjective characteristic of or containing alcohol
- alcoholic drinks
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adjective satellite addicted to alcohol
alcohol-dependent.
- alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
WordNet
Al`co*hol"ic adjective
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures;alcoholic gastritis;alcoholic odor.
Al`co*hol"ic noun
Definitions
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A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors. - pl.
Alcoholic liquors.