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alcoholic

Syllabification: (al·co·hol·ic)

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Definition of alcoholic

adjective

  • containing or relating to alcoholic liquor:beer is the favorite alcoholic drink
  • caused by the excessive consumption of alcohol:alcoholic liver disease
  • suffering from alcoholism:his alcoholic daughter was the cause of his anxiety

noun

  • a person suffering from alcoholism.

alcoholic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of alcoholic in the British & World English dictionary