aquaholic

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Of a place, or person, that consumes more than the average amount of water.

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"It is aquaholic, chronically so. With one-fifth as much water as the East, its withdrawal depletions are four times as great."
"Andrew Else was an aquaholic for 30 years, an inquest into his death heard. Yesterday his brother, Stephen, said he should not have been left alone near free-flowing water."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- 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 English -holic English aquaholic From aqua- + -holic.

more aquaholic (comparative) most aquaholic (superlative) aquaholics (plural)

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What does aquaholic mean?

Addicted to water.

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