as in drunk
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
one can be a social drinker without turning into an alcoholic
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Recent Examples of alcoholic
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Her mother, Mary Jo (Jane Drake Brody), is an alcoholic who later has a stroke that sparks violent behavior, requiring long-term hospitalization.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The places themselves – filled with coffee, snacks and sometimes alcoholic beverage options – are an oasis for humans as much as cats, owners and regulars told USA TODAY.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
His mother committed suicide a couple of years later and his dad became an alcoholic who beat Arthur severely.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Her mother, Mary Jo (Jane Drake Brody), is an alcoholic who later has a stroke that sparks violent behavior, requiring long-term hospitalization.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
But, in contrast to its stance on cannabis, TikTok has updated its policies to allow advertising for alcoholic beverages under specific conditions.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The places themselves – filled with coffee, snacks and sometimes alcoholic beverage options – are an oasis for humans as much as cats, owners and regulars told USA TODAY.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcoholic
Noun
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Liquor stores would have to pay for accidents caused by drunks.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Jake Foulger Photo: Bravo/Laurent Bassett/Bravo Deckhand Below Deck Season 9 — A drunk who was always getting his naughty bits out, Jake even had an aborted threeway with Fraser Olender and Rayna Lindsey.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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From that bibulous beginning, Mr. Epstein became a driving force behind the Library of America, which published its first books in 1979.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2022
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But how differently would the Iron Lady have handled Brexit or Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU’s bibulous president?—
Philip Delves Broughton,
WSJ,
16 Nov. 2018
Noun
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Plus, all coffee drinkers know the dark stuff tastes better from a mug than a paper cup.—
David G. Allan,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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As Zarco’s typical video introduction suggests, Greg was a heavy drinker, which put a strain on his family relationships.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Human Fear is their fantastic tribute to misspent youth and an even more dissolute adulthood.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2025
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Imbert reminds us of social change and collapse via brief flashbacks to Pierre’s dissolute life before his fall.—
Armond White,
National Review,
1 Nov. 2024
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And then there was the one about him as a bad steward of money raised by the powerful Koch network, a sexist bully, and a drunkard on the job who got canned.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
4 Dec. 2024
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First, there was the chest-down, sort of squaring-up motion that drunkards do to bouncers, to be followed by a strike which could not even be conceived of in drunken stupors.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
30 June 2024
Adjective
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Doctors deal each day with tales of the worried, sullen, skeptical, dissipated, desperate.—
Michael Stein,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 Nov. 2022
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White’s dissipated dark side was no secret to his friends.—
Nancy Bilyeau,
Town & Country,
1 Feb. 2022
Adjective
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As Malcolm in the Middle’s hilariously dopey, clueless dad Hal, Cranston was a household name long before donning Heisenberg’s pork pie hat.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The trailer also gave glimpses of the other superheroes in that world, including Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner/Green Lantern (dopey haircut and all), Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl and Edi Gathegi’s Mr. Terrific.—
Aaron Couch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Researchers have recently taken a closer look at the role of the immune system in provoking those crapulous mornings.—
Jesse Hawley,
Discover Magazine,
17 Mar. 2021
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The memory ends with the image of my friend squatting, crapulous, and dumping her purse on the sidewalk.—
Justin Torres,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2021
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“Alcoholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholic. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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