Definition of alcoholic

Overview of noun alcoholic

The noun alcoholic has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. alcoholic, alky, 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

(characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks")

2. alcoholic, alcohol-dependent

(addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren)