English adjective: alcoholic | |||
| 1. | alcoholic characteristic of or containing alcohol | ||
| Samples | Alcoholic drinks. | ||
| Similar | dry, hard, intoxicant, intoxicating, spiritous, spirituous, strong, wet | ||
| Antonyms | nonalcoholic | ||
| 2. | alcoholic addicted to alcohol | ||
| Samples | Alcoholic expatriates in Paris. | ||
| Synonyms | alcohol-dependent | ||
| Similar | addicted | ||
| Antonyms | unaddicted | ||
English noun: alcoholic | |||
| 1. | alcoholic (person) a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | ||
| Synonyms | alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker, souse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, sot, wino | ||