antialcoholic

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adjective

Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.

OriginEnglish alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

adjectiveantialcoholic (comparative more antialcoholic, superlative most antialcoholic)

comparative more antialcoholic · superlative most antialcoholic

  1. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.
nounantialcoholic (plural antialcoholics)

plural antialcoholics

  1. One who opposes the drinking of alcohol.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalcohol
  14. Englishalcoholic
  15. Englishantialcoholic

From anti- + alcoholic.

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Translations

Polish antyalkoholowy, antyalkoholik
  • antyalkoholowyTranslations
  • antyalkoholikTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

antialcoholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antialcoholic

MLA

“antialcoholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antialcoholic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antialcoholic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antialcoholic.

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