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alcoholic definition
alcoholic |
Grep of noun alcoholic alcoholic alcoholic abuse alcoholic beverage alcoholic dementia alcoholics anonymous Overview of noun alcoholic The noun alcoholic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. alcoholic, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse -- (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually) Overview of adj alcoholic The adj alcoholic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. alcoholic -- (used of beverages; containing alcohol; "alcoholic beverages") 2. alcoholic, alcohol-dependent -- (addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren) Antonyms of adj alcoholic 2 senses of alcoholic Sense 1 alcoholic (vs. nonalcoholic) nonalcoholic (vs. alcoholic), soft Sense 2 alcoholic, alcohol-dependent INDIRECT (VIA addicted) -> unaddicted Similarity of adj alcoholic 2 senses of alcoholic Sense 1 alcoholic (vs. nonalcoholic) => hard, strong => intoxicant, intoxicating => laced, spiked => spirituous, spiritous => dry => wet Sense 2 alcoholic, alcohol-dependent => addicted (vs. unaddicted) Attributes of adj alcoholic Familiarity of adj alcoholic alcoholic used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj alcoholic alcoholic nonalcoholic Overview of noun alcoholic The noun alcoholic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. alcoholic, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse -- (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually) Overview of adj alcoholic The adj alcoholic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. alcoholic -- (used of beverages; containing alcohol; "alcoholic beverages") 2. alcoholic, alcohol-dependent -- (addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren)
alcoholic definition