alcoholic

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic

[edit] Pronunciation

(RP) IPA: /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/
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[edit] Noun

Singular
alcoholic

Plural
alcoholics

alcoholic (plural alcoholics)

A person addicted to alcohol.

Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes

Daddy was an alcoholic - Starsailor - Alcoholic
One who abuses alcohol.

[edit] Antonyms

teetotal

[edit] Translations

a person addicted to alcohol

Armenian: ալկոհոլիկ hy(hy) (alkoholik), (colloquial, derogatory) ալկաշ hy(hy) (alkaš)
Bulgarian: алкохолик bg(bg)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 酒精中毒病人 cmn(cmn) (jiǔjīng zhòngdú bìngrén)
Croatian: alkoholičar hr(hr) m.
Czech: alkoholik cs(cs) m.
Danish: alkoholiker da(da)
Dutch: alcoholist m., alcoholiste f., alcoholicus m.
Estonian: alkohoolik et(et)
Finnish: alkoholisti fi(fi)
French: alcoolique fr(fr) m. and f.
German: Alkoholiker m., Alkoholikerin f.; Alkoholkranker m., Alkoholkranke f.
Greek: αλκοολικός m. αλκοολική f.

Hungarian: alkoholista hu(hu)
Italian: alcoldipendente it(it), alcolista it(it)
Japanese: アルコール中毒者 ja(ja) (arukōru-chūdokusha)
Latvian: alkoholiķis m.
Macedonian: алкохоличар mk(mk) (alkohóličar) m.
Polish: alkoholik pl(pl) m., alkoholiczka pl(pl) f.
Portuguese: alcoólatra pt(pt) c.
Romanian: alcoolic ro(ro) m., alcoolică ro(ro) f.
Russian: алкоголик ru(ru) (alkogólik) m.
Slovak: alkoholik m., (alkoholici pl.)
Swedish: alkoholist sv(sv) c., (colloquial) alkis sv(sv) c., (colloquial) fyllo sv(sv) n., (colloquial) suput sv(sv) c., fyllerist sv(sv) c., (archaic) drinkare sv(sv) c.

one who abuses alcohol

Arabic: سكير ar(ar) (sikkiir) m., خمير ar(ar) (khimmiir) m., معاقر ar(ar) (mu3aaqir) m.
Armenian: ալկոհոլիկ hy(hy) (alkoholik), (colloquial, derogatory) ալկաշ hy(hy) (alkaš)
Bulgarian: алкохолик bg(bg), пияница bg(bg)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 嗜酒者 cmn(cmn) (shìjiǔzhě), 酒鬼 cmn(cmn) (jiǔguǐ), 醉鬼 cmn(cmn) (zuìguǐ)
Danish: alkoholiker da(da)
Estonian: alkohoolik et(et), joodik et(et)
Finnish: alkoholisti fi(fi), juoppo fi(fi)
French: alcoolique fr(fr) m. and f.
German: Alkoholiker m., Alkoholikerin f.; Alkoholkranker m., Alkoholkranke f.
Greek: αλκοολικός el(el) m., αλκοολική el(el) f.

Italian: alcolista it(it)
Japanese: 小虎 ja(ja) (こどら, kodora), 辛党 ja(ja) (からとう, karatō), 飲兵衛 ja(ja) (のんべえ, nonbē), アル中 ja(ja) (aru-chū), 飲んだくれ ja(ja) (nondakure), 愛飲家 ja(ja) (あいいんか, aiinka), 酒飲み ja(ja) (さけのみ, sakenomi)
Latvian: alkoholiķis m.
Macedonian: алкохоличар mk(mk) (alkohóličar) m., пијаница mk(mk) (pijánica) m. and f.
Polish: alkoholik m., alkoholiczka f.
Portuguese: alcoólatra c.
Russian: алкоголик ru(ru) (alkogólik) m., пьяница ru(ru) (p'jánica) m. and f., (pejorative) алкаш ru(ru) (alkáš) m.
Slovak: pijan sk(sk) m.
Swedish: alkoholist sv(sv) c.

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Persian: الکلی (alkoli)
Telugu: తాగుబోతు (taagubOtu)

[edit] Adjective

alcoholic (comparative more alcoholic, superlative most alcoholic)

Positive
alcoholic

Comparative
more alcoholic

Superlative
most alcoholic

Of or pertaining to alcohol.
Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.

He ordered an alcoholic beverage.

The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.
Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism