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Definition of alcoholic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alcoholic

adjective
 
/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/
 
/ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk/
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  1. connected with or containing alcohol
    • alcoholic drinks/beverages
    • The fruit juice tasted slightly alcoholic.
    opposite non-alcoholic see also soft drinkTopics Drinksb1
  2. caused by drinking alcohol
    • The guests left in an alcoholic haze.
  3. regularly drinking too much alcohol and unable to stop easily, so that it has become an illness
    • their alcoholic daughter
    Topics Social issuesb1, Health problemsb1
See alcoholic in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee alcoholic in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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