The difference between Alcoholic and Sot

When used as nouns, alcoholic means a person addicted to alcohol, whereas sot means stupid person.


Alcoholic is also adjective with the meaning: of or pertaining to alcohol.

Sot is also verb with the meaning: to drink until one becomes drunk.

check bellow for the other definitions of Alcoholic and Sot

  1. Alcoholic as a noun:

    A person addicted to alcohol.

  2. Alcoholic as a noun:

    One who abuses alcohol.

  1. Alcoholic as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to alcohol.

  2. 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."

  3. Alcoholic as an adjective:

    Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.

  1. Sot as a noun (archaic):

    stupid person; fool

  2. Sot as a noun:

    drunkard

  1. Sot as a verb:

    To drink until one becomes drunk

  2. Sot as a verb:

    To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.

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