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
  • According to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology, the observational data is the first evidence of the sharing of alcoholic foods among nonhuman great apes in the wild.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Aside from being a trending alternative to normal alcoholic beverages, the popularity of the trend can also be attributed to a number of places legalizing it.
    — Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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
  • Nick, a prequel to the original, offers us Carraway’s backstory as a soldier in World War I and a wanderer trying to find his way in a dissolute world.
    — Danielle Teller, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874, moved across the country following the death of his dissolute, larger-than-life father, and made a series of homes in mill towns north of Boston with his mother, who was a schoolteacher, and his younger sister.
    — Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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
  • 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
  • The site includes a central area with a cross vault and large caryatids with baskets, a large niche with a rocky backdrop and fountain, and three arms.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The second iteration of the event was already off to a rocky start after tickets went on sale in February, when the Isla Mujeres government said that no permits had been approved for the fest.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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
  • One hour before sunrise, seven planets will be strung out across the sky from east to west, starting with Mercury and Jupiter very low to the eastern horizon.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • They were strung out, seeking help, and fell into a confounding dystopia.
    — Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Definition of strung out
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