different between bibulous vs alcoholic

English

Etymology

From Latin bibulus from bib? (“drink”) +? -ulus from Proto-Italic *pib?, from Proto-Indo-European *píph?eti, from root *peh?- (“drink”); whence also imbibe and beverage via Old French beivre.

Pronunciation

• enPR: b?b?yo?o-l?s, IPA^(key): /?b?b.j?.l?s/

Adjective

bibulous (comparative more bibulous, superlative most bibulous)

1. Very absorbent.
2. Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink.

   Synonyms: bibacious, boozy, sottish

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:drunk

Derived terms

• bibulously
• bibulousness

Related terms

• bibacious
• bibation
• bibativeness

Translations

English

Etymology

First attested 1891, from alcohol +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ælk??h?l?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ælk??h?l?k/
• (US, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /?ælk??h?l?k/
• Rhymes: -?l?k

Noun

alcoholic (plural alcoholics)

1. A person addicted to alcohol.
   • 2001, Starsailor, Alcoholic

     Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes
     Daddy was an alcoholic
2. One who abuses alcohol.

Synonyms

• (person addicted to alcohol): See also Thesaurus:drunkard

Antonyms

• (person addicted to alcohol): teetotaler, on the wagon; See also Thesaurus:teetotaler

Translations

See also

• friend of Bill W.

Adjective

alcoholic (comparative more alcoholic, superlative most alcoholic)

1. Of or pertaining to alcohol.
2. Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.

   He ordered an alcoholic beverage.

   The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.

3. Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:alcoholic

Antonyms

• nonalcoholic

Derived terms

• Alcoholics Anonymous

Related terms

• alcohol

Translations

Anagrams

• colaholic

Interlingua

Adjective

alcoholic (comparative plus alcoholic, superlative le plus alcoholic)

1. alcoholic (containing alcohol)