dipsomaniacal

adjective

as in alcoholic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dipsomaniacal
  1. alcoholic
  2. debauched
  3. dissipated
  4. dissolute
  5. bibulous
  6. rocky
  7. crapulous
  8. strung out
Adjective
  • Munyon's Paw-Paw, an alcoholic beverage dating to the early 1900s, has been resurrected by two longtime spirits industry veterans who stumbled upon its unusual history during a family outing.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The motor coach bus is equipped with reclining seats and onboard restrooms, with food and alcoholic beverages permitted.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of alcoholic
Adjective
  • There is something debauched and luxurious about Durham’s photos, and not just because everyone in them is dressed as French aristocrats guzzling champagne and popping bon-bons.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • For his story was a record of his most debauched thoughts and desires.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of debauched
Adjective
  • Doctors deal each day with tales of the worried, sullen, skeptical, dissipated, desperate.
    — Michael Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
Definition of dissipated
Adjective
  • The once-promising prodigy will grow dissolute, remorseful and resentful of his wife, who outlives him.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But this replacement adoption has strings attached, in the form of a father (Fabrizio Odetto) who’d already been trying to get Giulia away from his dissolute ex, and is not about to hand her over to some rich third party.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of dissolute
Adjective
  • But how differently would the Iron Lady have handled Brexit or Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU’s bibulous president?
    — Philip Delves Broughton, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
  • Aside from his bibulous peculiarities, Old Roy is generous, brave, courteous and a keen lover of fun.
    — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Jan. 2018
Definition of bibulous
Adjective
  • After a rocky few years, Tatum O'Neal is looking on the bright side.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Additionally, the unusually high angular momentum (or spin) of the Earth-moon system, when compared to observations of other rocky planets, also could be explained as one of the effects of a massive collision.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of rocky
Adjective
  • Researchers have recently taken a closer look at the role of the immune system in provoking those crapulous mornings.
    — Jesse Hawley, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The memory ends with the image of my friend squatting, crapulous, and dumping her purse on the sidewalk.
    — Justin Torres, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2021
Definition of crapulous
Adjective
  • Four other potential areas are strung out across the Pacific between what remains of Moke and Central America, according to the hurricane center.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • There is a chorus of 14, singing sheep and a pair of dogs (hilariously portrayed by Catriona Hewitson and Edward Jowle), whose barks become words that Theresa understands as she becomes strung out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of strung out
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