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   alcoholic

   /ˌalkəˈhɒlɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. containing or relating to alcohol: "beer is their favourite alcoholic drink"
   • ▪ caused by the excessive consumption of alcohol: "alcoholic liver disease"
   • 2. affected with alcoholism: "his alcoholic daughter was the cause of his anxiety"

   noun

   • 1. a person affected with alcoholism.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from alcohol + -ic.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

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