alcoholic
Meaning
An alcoholic person drinks too much alcohol and has difficulty stopping.
💡 Be careful not to confuse "alcoholic" with "alcohol," which refers to the substance itself.
Example Sentences
Word in Context
Last
year
my
friend
Mark
started
to
miss
work
and
I
saw
him
drinking
every
evening
.
People
began
to
say
he
was
alcoholic
,
and
at
first
I
did
not
believe
it
.
I
talked
to
him
gently
,
and
he
said
he
could
not
stop
drinking
even
when
he
wanted
to
.
Now
he
goes
to
a
support
group
twice
a
week
and
his
life
is
slowly
getting
better
.
We
still
meet
for
coffee
and
I
try
to
be
patient
while
he
works
on
his
recovery
.
Common Phrases
alcoholic drink
alcoholic beverage
alcoholic addiction
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