alcoholic

alcoholic definition - medical

al·co·hol·ic (ălˌkə-hôˈlĭk)

adjective
  1. Related to or resulting from alcohol.
  2. Containing or preserved in alcohol.
  3. Suffering from alcoholism.
noun
A person who drinks alcoholic substances habitually and to excess or who suffers from alcoholism.

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