dipsomaniacal

adjective

Definition of dipsomaniacalnext
as in alcoholic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dipsomaniacal
  1. alcoholic
  2. dissipated
  3. dissolute
  4. bibulous
  5. rocky
  6. crapulous
  7. strung out
Adjective
  • Spikes in methanol poisonings are common in Iran, where ordinary alcohol can’t be sold or consumed and bootleggers often use industrial methanol to produce homemade alcoholic drinks instead.
    ByKai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Alongside the paper, researchers published photos of primates including Capuchin monkeys, spider monkeys and even chimpanzees eating alcoholic fruit.
    Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of alcoholic
Adjective
  • Doctors deal each day with tales of the worried, sullen, skeptical, dissipated, desperate.
    Michael Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
  • White’s dissipated dark side was no secret to his friends.
    Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2022
Definition of dissipated
Adjective
  • Imbert reminds us of social change and collapse via brief flashbacks to Pierre’s dissolute life before his fall.
    Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But as evidence of the miscarriage of justice gradually came to light — including the identity of the actual traitor, a dissolute nobleman named Ferdinand Walsin-Esterhazy — more people joined Dreyfus’ cause.
    Maurice Samuels / Made by History, TIME, 21 May 2024
Definition of dissolute
Adjective
  • From that bibulous beginning, Mr. Epstein became a driving force behind the Library of America, which published its first books in 1979.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2022
  • 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
Definition of bibulous
Adjective
  • Tax-loss harvesting – that is, pruning losing positions in taxable accounts and using them to offset capital gains in other areas of the portfolio – could also be a smart move for investors seeking a silver lining in rocky times, said Queck.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Kerry Rego, 47, always had a rocky relationship with her dad.
    Fortesa Latifi, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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
  • For one thing, the sequence of living room, dining room, and library is intentionally strung out across the longest possible distance, to provide the illusion of greater space.
    David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The others seemed to be a bit more spacious, more strung out, maybe even a bit more singer/songwriter-y.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of strung out
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