alcoholic

Plural: alcoholics

Noun

• a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
• A person who is addicted to alcohol.
• One who abuses alcohol.

Adjective

• characteristic of or containing alcohol
  • "alcoholic drinks"

Adjective Satellite

• addicted to alcohol; - Carl Van Doren
  • "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"

Adj

• Of or pertaining to alcohol.
• Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
• Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.

Examples

• He ordered an alcoholic beverage.
• The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.

Synonyms

alcohol-dependent, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker, souse, alcoholic, distilled, fermented, inebriate, intoxicating, spirituous

Antonyms

nonalcoholic, alcohol-free, on the wagon, teetotaler, virgin

Related Words

alcohol, alcoholic beverage, drunkard, friend of Bill W.

Anagrams of alcoholic