Alcoholic Definition

ălkə-hôlĭk, -hŏlĭk
alcoholics
adjective
Of or containing alcohol.
Webster's New World
Caused by alcohol or liquor containing it.
Webster's New World
Suffering from alcoholism.
Webster's New World
Related to or resulting from alcohol.
American Heritage Medicine
Containing or preserved in alcohol.
American Heritage Medicine
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noun
alcoholics
A person who drinks alcoholic substances habitually and to excess or who suffers from alcoholism.
American Heritage
A person who has chronic alcoholism or who habitually drinks alcoholic liquor to excess.
Webster's New World
A person who has alcoholism.
American Heritage Medicine

A person addicted to alcohol.

Wiktionary

One who abuses alcohol.

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Other Word Forms of Alcoholic

Noun

Singular:
alcoholic
Plural:
alcoholics

Origin of Alcoholic

  • First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic

    From Wiktionary

Alcoholic Sentence Examples

  • It crystallizes in orange-red needles and its alcoholic solution fluoresces strongly.

  • By the end of this ordeal, she'd be an alcoholic.

  • Of the greatest importance is the alcoholic fermentation brought about by yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae seu vini); this follows the equation CH120 6 =2C 2 H 6 0+2CO 2, Pasteur considering 94 to 95% of the sugar to be so changed.

  • She's both a recovering alcoholic and addicted to painkillers.

  • Wobbling, she rose, familiar coldness replacing the alcoholic warmth inside her.

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Words Starting With

AALALC

Words Ending With

CICLIC

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alcoholic

Words Starting With A and Ending With C

Starts With A & Ends With CStarts With AL & Ends With CStarts With A & Ends With IC

Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With A9 Letter Words Ending With C