alcoholically en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English alcoholically From alcoholic + -ally.
Meanings
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In the manner of an alcoholic.
They stumbled alcoholically upstairs and into bed.
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(not-comparable) By means of, or in terms of, alcohol.
an alcoholically fermented cereal liquid containing catechin
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more alcoholically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most alcoholically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
it alcolicamente (in the manner of an alcoholic) · pt alcoolicamente (in the manner of an alcoholic)