a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
alcoholic
How to use alcoholic in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for alcoholic.
Editorial note
An alcoholic in DTs could spend a week in the hospital.
Quick take
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of alcoholic gathered in one view.
characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks"
addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for alcoholic.
noun
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
adjective
characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks"
adjective
addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
See also: alcohol-dependent
Example sentences
An alcoholic in DTs could spend a week in the hospital.
I've seen an alcoholic who lied to her surgeon, said she had a couple of glasses of wine a night.
I managed a bar for three years when I was in my 20s. Obviously, I got to know a lot of serious alcoholics.
There are many criticism towards the AA program... just because Bill Wilson think you're always an alcoholic does not make it so.
If you send someone who drinks infrequently but is not an alcoholic to rehab, you are providing treatment for a disorder that they do not have.
As an alcoholic, I have a tendency to downplay addictions that aren't to dangerous substances.
I wouldn't propose a new alcoholic beverage, because, again, no domain expertise.
G & S: Non-alcoholic beverages, namely, soft drinks [ ; syrups, concentrates and powders for making beverages, namely, soft drinks].
Expectant mothers should be able to down up to 12 alcoholic beverages a week knowing it will have no ill effect on their offspring before the age of five, the paper continued.
A large majority of people that are persistently 'homeless' in the US, by which I mean completely destitute and sleeping outside, have serious mental disease AND/OR are alcoholics, AND/OR are addicts.
If someone told me they used to be an alcoholic and completely quit alcohol, I'd have nothing but respect, but this is not what these people are about.> They'll claim they don't like the effects of alcohol, but the truth is they think drinking is unprofessional.
* "-Yeah hateoas is totally not worth it, we tried it and it was just a pain to implement without seeing any benefits"* "-Let me get buy you a beer"* "-Nah, my father was an alcoholic who beat my mom and me growing up, he then left and killed himself.
They're takin' their sweet time bringin' the oil back, and maybe even took the liberty of hiring an alcoholic skipper who likes to drink martinis and fuckin' play slalom with the icebergs, and it ain't too long 'til he hits one, spills the oil and kills all the sea life in the North Atlantic.
They're takin' their sweet time bringin' the oil back, of course, maybe even took the liberty of hiring an alcoholic skipper who likes to drink martinis and fuckin' play slalom with the icebergs, it ain't too long 'til he hits one, spills the oil and kills all the sea life in the North Atlantic.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use alcoholic in a sentence?
An alcoholic in DTs could spend a week in the hospital.
What does alcoholic mean?
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
What part of speech is alcoholic?
alcoholic is commonly used as noun, adjective.