Adjective: alcoholic ,al-ku'hó-lik
- Characteristic of or containing alcohol
"alcoholic drinks"
- Addicted to alcohol
"alcoholic expatriates in Paris";
- alcohol-dependent
- A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
"The alcoholic was a regular at the local bar";
- alky [informal], dipsomaniac, boozer [informal], lush [N. Amer, informal], soaker [informal], souse [informal], alco [Austral], rumpot [N. Amer, informal], tosspot [informal], dipso [informal], winebibber [archaic], alkie [informal], drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino [informal]
Derived forms: alcoholics
See also: addicted, dry, hard, intoxicant, intoxicating, spiritous, spirituous, strong, wet
Type of: drinker, imbiber [informal], juicer [N. Amer, informal], soak [informal], sponge [informal], toper [literary]
Antonym: nonalcoholic
Encyclopedia: Alcoholic