alcoholic

[Al`co*holĀ·ic]

Something that's alcoholic contains alcohol. At a party, the host may offer a pitcher of alcoholic punch and another of non alcoholic punch.

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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.

Noun
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

Adjective S.
addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren

Adjective
used of beverages containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks"


a.
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.

n.
A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.

n.
Alcoholic liquors.


Alcoholic

Al`co*hol"ic , 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.

Alcoholic

Al`co*hol"ic, n. 1. A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors. 2. pl. Alcoholic liquors.

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.

A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.

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Usage Examples

I drank for about 25 years getting over the loss of my father and I took the anger out on myself. I did a good job at beating myself up at sometimes. I don't drink anymore but my alcoholic head occasionally says different. 'Nil By Mouth' was a love letter to my father because I needed to resolve some issues in order to be able to forgive him.

It's not cool to be an alcoholic.

I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition.

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Other Usage Examples

When you live in an alcoholic family or an abusive family, you tiptoe, you don't want to step on any mines.

It wasn't being an alcoholic - it was going wild. It happened when I got famous. It was like having my teens in my early thirties: blotting out your life, not having to think about anything.

Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time.

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