dipsomaniac

  • 11dipsomaniac — dip|so|ma|ni|ac [ˌdıpsəˈmeıniæk] n BrE old fashioned [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: dipsa feeling of wanting a drink + English maniac] someone who has a very strong desire for alcohol, which they cannot control = ↑alcoholic …

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  • 12dipsomaniac — dip|so|ma|ni|ac [ ,dıpsou meıni,æk ] noun count someone who cannot control their feeling of wanting to drink alcohol …

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  • 13dipsomaniac — dip·so ma·ni·ac || ‚dɪpsəʊ meɪnɪæk n. one who suffers from dipsomania, one who suffers from a severe craving for alcohol adj. pertaining to dipsomania, pertaining to a severe craving for alcohol …

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  • 14dipsomaniac — noun (C) someone who has a very strong desire for alcoholic drinks, which they cannot control dipsomania noun (U) …

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  • 15dipsomaniac — n drunk, drunkard, alcoholic, sot, soak, inebriate, tosspot, toper, bibber, barfly; drinker, hard drinker, serious drinker, problem drinker; All Inf. guzzler, swiller, soaker, sponge, lovepot; AU Sl. boozer, boozehound, hooch hound, gin hound,… …

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  • 16dipsomaniac — dip·so·ma·ni·ac …

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  • 17dipsomaniac — /dɪpsəˈmeɪniæk / (say dipsuh mayneeak) noun someone who suffers from an irresistible and insatiable craving for intoxicants. –dipsomaniacal /dɪpsəməˈnaɪəkəl/ (say dipsuhmuh nuyuhkuhl), adjective …

  • 18dipsomaniac — /dipsameyniysek/ A person subject to dipsomania. One who has an irresistible desire for alcoholic liquors. See insanity …

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  • 19dipsomaniac — /dipsameyniysek/ A person subject to dipsomania. One who has an irresistible desire for alcoholic liquors. See insanity …

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  • 20dipsomaniac — noun a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually • Syn: ↑alcoholic, ↑alky, ↑boozer, ↑lush, ↑soaker, ↑souse • Derivationally related forms: ↑souse (for: ↑ …

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