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alcoholic
[al-kuh-haw-lik, -hol-ik]
adjective
of, relating to, or of the nature of alcohol.
The fermented milk has a mildly alcoholic flavor.
containing or using alcohol.
The bar serves beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages.
caused by alcohol.
alcoholic fermentation.
of or like a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder.
She hadn’t seen or spoken to her alcoholic aunt in over a decade.
preserved in alcohol.
Tissue shrinking in alcoholic specimens did not affect nuclear composition.
noun
Sometimes Offensive., a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder; a person addicted to intoxicating drinks: Prescription medications are available to help alcoholics get sober and stay that way.
He’s a self-described alcoholic.
Prescription medications are available to help alcoholics get sober and stay that way.
alcoholic
/ ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk /
noun
a person affected by alcoholism
adjective
of, relating to, containing, or resulting from alcohol
Sensitive Note
Other Word Forms
- alcoholically adverb
- semialcoholic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of alcoholic1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
And I’m a sucker for a sour beverage, alcoholic or not.
Along with a wider array of food options, alcoholic beverages available for purchase, and special discounted tickets, these changes are all meant to make moviegoing enticing again.
From a well-known Kolkata family, he drifted - alcoholic, rootless, a man described by his wife as having "this terrible business of sitting around doing nothing. Nothing. No reading, no talking, no thinking".
At the Sandkerwa folk festival in the town of Bamberg in northern Bavaria, the tradition of drinking alcoholic beer in Germany appears alive and well.
It is similar to ethanol, which is used for alcoholic drinks, but is more toxic to humans because of the way it is processed by the body.
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