drunkard's

Belonging to lush

The possessive form of drunkard, a person habitually given to excessive drinking.

Drunkard's appears in compound phrases describing conditions associated with chronic alcoholism: drunkard's liver, drunkard's nose.

The term is old-fashioned; alcoholic has largely replaced drunkard in contemporary usage.

social

tavern

Public drinking establishment

enabler · codependency · intervention · family · spouse · children · neglect · broken home · estrangement · Al-Anon

behavior

stumble

Lose footing momentarily

incoherence · belligerence · blackout · stupor · binge · bender · hangover · tolerance · dependence · craving

possession

bottle

Container for liquids

  • flaskPortable liquid container
  • stashHidden reserve
  • tabProjection for gripping

debt · barstool · empty · dregs · pocket change · pawnshop · IOUs · eviction notice · lost wallet · worn shoes

path

quilt pattern

Arrangement of fabric pieces

crooked · irregular · patchwork · block · piecing · template · fabric · stitching · traditional · Amish

Opposites
moral/social standing

drunkard'ssaint's

Of one canonized

ascetic's · monk's

Family

drunkard, drunkards

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG