ALCOHOLIC


Meaning of ALCOHOLIC in English

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.