alcoholic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk/

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• Hyphenation: al‧co‧hol‧ic

Adjective

Positive alcoholic

Comparative more alcoholic

Superlative most alcoholic

1. If something is alcoholic, it contains alcohol.
   • Synonyms: nonalcoholic, non-alcoholic and alcohol-free

   This wine is very alcoholic.

Noun

Singular alcoholic

Plural alcoholics

1. (countable) An alcoholic is a person who drinks too much alcohol and cannot keep from drinking alcohol; someone who is addicted to alcohol.

   The alcoholic was caught driving dangerously on the road several times.

Synonyms

• a drunk

Related words

• alcoholism