alcoholic meaning

• Adjective: alcoholic  `alku'hólik
  1. Characteristic of or containing alcohol
     "alcoholic drinks" 
  2. Addicted to alcohol
     "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"
     - alcohol-dependent
  Noun: alcoholic  `alku'hólik
  1. A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
     - alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush [N. Amer], soaker, souse, alkie, dipso

  Derived forms: alcoholics

  See also: addicted, alcohol, dry, hard, intoxicant, intoxicating, spiritous, spirituous, strong, wet

  Type of: drunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, sot, tosspot, wino

  Antonym: nonalcoholic

  Encyclopedia: Alcoholic

• 
  [Medicine]
  adj
  1
  a : of, relating to, or caused by alcohol ‹alcoholic hepatitis›
  b : containing alcohol
  2 : affected with alcoholism — al·co·hol·i·cal·ly adv
  n : one affected with alcoholism
  

• alcoholic abuse:    Noun: alcoholic ab ...
• alcoholic beverage:    Noun: alcoholic be ...
• alcoholic beverages:    [Medicine]Drinkabl ...

Examples

1. mr. collins, i was once an alcoholic.
2. i like anything alcoholic.
3. consumption of alcoholic drinks increases the toxic effect.
4. sparkling wine undergo a second alcoholic fermentation.
5. have you got any alcoholic beverages, or tobacco products with you?