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alcoholic adjective /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/ /ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk/ jump to other results connected with or containing alcohol- alcoholic drinks/beverages
- The fruit juice tasted slightly alcoholic.
opposite non-alcoholic see also soft drinkTopics Drinksb1 - caused by drinking alcohol
- The guests left in an alcoholic haze.
- regularly drinking too much alcohol and unable to stop easily, so that it has become an illnessTopics Social issuesb1, Illnessb1
alcoholic noun /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/ /ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk/ jump to other results - a person who regularly drinks too much alcohol and cannot easily stop drinking, so that it has become an illness
- Howe was turning into an alcoholic because of the stress of his job.
- I don’t think an alcoholic can dry out without proper medical help.
see also lushTopics Social issuesc1, Illnessc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + alcoholicalcoholic + verbSee full entry
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