How do you pronounce alcoholic?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/.

alcoholic

/ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: al-co-holic
IPA: /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/

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Meaning

noun

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

noun

One who abuses alcohol.

adj

Of or pertaining to alcohol.

adj

Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.

adj

Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.

Example Sentences

"Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes Daddy was an alcoholic"
"Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around."
"He ordered an alcoholic beverage."
"The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic."
"A statement from the official Lao News Agency (KPL) Friday reported that “the consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages” was the suspected cause of the deaths."

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: alcohol

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/
British English: /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

alcoholics (plural) more alcoholic (comparative) most alcoholic (superlative)

Derived Forms

beeraholic waterholic alcoholically alcoholicity aminoalcoholic antialcoholic hydroalcoholic nonalcoholic prealcoholic unalcoholic workalcoholic

Phrases

friend of Bill W. alcoholic encephalopathy Alcoholics Anonymous anti-alcoholic non-alcoholic alcoholic beverage

Frequently Paired Words

friend of Bill W. alcohol alcoholic beverage drunk drunkard drunkenness

Synonyms

alcoholic distilled fermented inebriate intoxicating spirituous alcohol-dependent alky dipsomaniac boozer lush soaker

Antonyms

teetotaler on the wagon nonalcoholic alcohol-free virgin

Rhymes With

non-alcoholic symbolic metabolic hyperbolic parabolic anabolic melancholic folic frolic workaholic vitriolic phenolic