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alcoholic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun alcoholic has 1 sense
- alcoholic(n = noun.person) alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker, souse - a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually; Array is a kind of drunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, sot, wino
Derived form adjective alcoholic2
Adjective alcoholic has 2 senses
- alcoholic(a = adj.all) Array - characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks" Derived forms noun alcohol1, noun alcohol2
- alcoholic(s = adj.all) alcohol-dependent - addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris" Derived form noun alcoholic1
Antonym: nonalcoholic
CIDE DICTIONARY
alcoholic, a. [Cf. F. alcolique.].
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. [1913 Webster]
alcoholic, n.
- A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors. [1913 Webster]
- Alcoholic liquors. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
alcoholic, adj. & n.
--adj. of, relating to, containing, or caused by alcohol.
--n. a person suffering from alcoholism.
--adj. of, relating to, containing, or caused by alcohol.
--n. a person suffering from alcoholism.
THESAURUS
alcoholic
LSD user, acidhead, addict, alcoholic addict, alternating personality, antisocial personality, ardent, bacchanal, bacchanalian, barfly, bibber, big drunk, boozer, carouser, chain smoker, chronic alcoholic, chronic drunk, cocaine sniffer, cokie, cubehead, devotee of Bacchus, dipsomaniac, disordered personality, disturbed personality, dope fiend, doper, double personality, drinker, drug abuser, drug addict, drug user, drunk, drunkard, dual personality, emotionally unstable personality, escapist, fiend, freak, glue sniffer, guzzler, habitual, hard, hard drinker, head, heavy drinker, heavy smoker, hophead, hostile personality, hype, hypochondriac, hypochondriast, idiot, imaginary invalid, imbiber, immature personality, inadequate personality, inebriate, inebriating, inferior personality, intoxicating, junkie, lovepot, lush, malade imaginaire, maladjusted personality, marijuana smoker, mentally defective personality, methhead, moral insanity, multiple personality, narcotics addict, neuropath, neurotic, neurotic personality, oenophilist, paranoid personality, pathological drinker, perverse personality, pillhead, pot companion, pothead, problem drinker, psychoneurotic, psychopath, psychopathic personality, psychotic, psychotic personality, reveler, rummy, schizoid, schizoid personality, seclusive personality, serious drinker, sexual psychopath, shikker, shut-in personality, snowbird, soak, soaker, social drinker, sociopath, sot, speed freak, spirituous, split personality, stew, strong, swigger, swiller, thirsty soul, tippler, toper, tosspot, tripper, user, valetudinarian, valetudinary, vinous, wassailer, weak personality, winebibber, wino, winy, with a kick
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