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Alcoholic Alcohol Adjective ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk Drinks/Beverages Fruit Juice

Word3 alcoholic
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/ /ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk/
Example
  • alcoholic drinks/beverages
  • the fruit juice tasted slightly alcoholic.
  • the guests left in an alcoholic haze.
  • his alcoholic daughter
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alcoholic

(adjective)/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/ /ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk/
  1. connected with or containing alcohol
    • OPPOSITE non-alcoholic
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/non-alcoholic
    • alcoholic drinks/beverages
    • The fruit juice tasted slightly alcoholic.
  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
    • his alcoholic daughter
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