- alcoholic
- al·co·hol·ic
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alcoholic
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Alcoholic — «Alcoholic» Sencillo de Starsailor del álbum Love Is Here Lado B Let it shine Grandma s hands Formato 2 CD, 7, cassette Discográfica EMI … Wikipedia Español
Alcoholic — Al co*hol ic, a. [Cf. F. alcolique.] Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholic gastritis; alcoholic odor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alcoholic — Al co*hol ic, n. 1. A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Alcoholic liquors. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alcoholic — [adj] intoxicating brewed, distilled, fermented, hard, inebriant, inebriating, sprituous, vinous; concept 462 Ant. non alcoholic alcoholic [n] drunk bar fly*, boozer*, dipsomaniac, hard drinker, inebriate, lush*, problem drinker, sot, souse,… … New thesaurus
alcoholic — (adj.) 1790, of or pertaining to alcohol; see ALCOHOL (Cf. alcohol) + IC (Cf. ic). Meaning caused by drunkenness is attested by 1872; meaning habitually drunk by 1910. Noun sense of one who is addicted to drinking in excess, chronic drunkard, old … Etymology dictionary
alcoholic — [al΄kə hôl′ik, al΄kəhäl′ik] adj. 1. of or containing alcohol 2. caused by alcohol or liquor containing it 3. suffering from alcoholism n. a person who has chronic alcoholism or who habitually drinks alcoholic liquor to excess alcoholically adv … English World dictionary
alcoholic — n *drunkard, inebriate, dipsomaniac, sot, soak, toper, tosspot, tippler … New Dictionary of Synonyms
alcoholic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the consumption of alcohol. ► NOUN ▪ a person suffering from alcoholism … English terms dictionary
alcoholic — I UK [ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk] / US [ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk] adjective ** 1) containing alcohol alcoholic beverages/drinks/liquor 2) relating to alcohol or caused by alcohol alcoholic liver disease 3) affected by alcoholism his alcoholic father/mother II UK… … English dictionary
alcoholic — al|co|hol|ic1 [ ,ælkə hɔlık ] adjective ** 1. ) containing alcohol: alcoholic beverages/drinks 2. ) affected by ALCOHOLISM: alcoholic patients 3. ) relating to alcohol or caused by alcohol: alcoholic liver disease alcoholic al|co|hol|ic 2 [ ,ælkə … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
alcoholic — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chronic ▪ raging (AmE, informal) ▪ recovering ▪ recovered (esp. AmE), reformed … Collocations dictionary
