alcoholic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   addicted to alcohol

   alcoholic expatriates in Paris- Carl Van Doren

2. 2
   adj

   characteristic of or containing alcohol

   alcoholic drinks

3. 3
   noun

   A person who is addicted to alcohol.

   Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes Daddy was an alcoholic

4. 4
   adj

   Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.

   He ordered an alcoholic beverage.

5. 5
   noun

   a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

6. 6
   noun

   One who abuses alcohol.

7. 7
   adj

   Of or pertaining to alcohol.

8. 8
   adj

   Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.

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.