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 Definitions of alcoholic  [ˌæl kəˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪk]  

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Definition of 'alcoholic' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) alcoholic
of or pertaining to alcohol.

2.  alcoholic
containing or using alcohol.

3.  alcoholic
caused by alcohol.

4.  alcoholic
suffering from alcoholism.

5.  alcoholic
preserved in alcohol.

6. (n.) alcoholic
a person suffering from alcoholism.

Etymology:  (1780–90)

Definition of 'alcoholic' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

2. (adj) alcoholic
characteristic of or containing alcohol
"alcoholic drinks"

3. (adj) alcoholic, alcohol-dependent
addicted to alcohol
"alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren


Definition of 'alcoholic' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) alcoholic
containing alcohol
alcoholic drinks

2.  alcoholic
being an alcoholic
her alcoholic father

3. (noun) alcoholic
sb who cannot control the need to drink alcohol
children of alcoholics


Definition of 'alcoholic' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) alcoholic
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

2. (noun) alcoholic
a person given to the use of alcoholic liquors

3. (noun) alcoholic
alcoholic liquors



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