The difference between Alcoholic and Drunk
When used as nouns, alcoholic means a person addicted to alcohol, whereas drunk means one who is intoxicated with alcohol.
When used as adjectives, alcoholic means of or pertaining to alcohol, whereas drunk means intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
check bellow for the other definitions of Alcoholic and Drunk
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Alcoholic as a noun:
A person addicted to alcohol.
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Alcoholic as a noun:
One who abuses alcohol.
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Alcoholic as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to alcohol.
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Alcoholic as an adjective:
Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
Examples:
"He ordered an alcoholic beverage."
"The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic."
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Alcoholic as an adjective:
Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.
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Drunk as an adjective:
Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
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Drunk as an adjective:
Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.
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Drunk as an adjective:
(usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.
Examples:
"Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle."
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Drunk as an adjective:
Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
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Drunk as a noun:
One who is intoxicated with alcohol.
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Drunk as a noun:
A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.
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Drunk as a noun:
A drinking-bout; a period of drunkenness.
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Drunk as a noun:
A drunken state.
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Drunk as a verb:
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Drunk as a verb (Southern US):