alcoholic
adjective
- containing more than a certain very small percentage of alcohol
noun
- person with a history of physical or psychological dependence on ethanol
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ / /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/ / /ˌæl.kəˈhɑ.lɪk/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic.
- Of or pertaining to alcohol.
- Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
“He ordered an alcoholic beverage.”
“The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.”
- Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic.
- A person who is addicted to alcohol.
“Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes Daddy was an alcoholic”
“Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.”
- One who abuses alcohol.