I. ˌal-kə-ˈhȯ-lik, -ˈhä- adjective
Date: 1790
1.
a. : of, relating to, or caused by alcohol
b. : containing alcohol
2. : affected with alcoholism
• al·co·hol·i·cal·ly -li-k(ə-)lē adverb
II. noun
Date: circa 1890
: a person affected with alcoholism
I. ˌal-kə-ˈhȯ-lik, -ˈhä- adjective
Date: 1790
1.
a. : of, relating to, or caused by alcohol
b. : containing alcohol
2. : affected with alcoholism
• al·co·hol·i·cal·ly -li-k(ə-)lē adverb
II. noun
Date: circa 1890
: a person affected with alcoholism
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003