Dipsomanic
/ˌdɪp.soʊˈmæn.ɪk/noun
Relating to or affected by dipsomania, a compulsive craving for alcohol.
Did you know?Dipsomania was once treated as a kind of moral and medical possession, and its Greek roots tie drunken craving to **thirst** itself, as if desire had become a sickness of the body.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
δίψα (dípsa)
“thirst”
Ancient Greek
Greek
μανία (manía)
“madness, frenzy, obsessive passion”
19th Century
English
dipsomania
“a morbid or uncontrollable craving for drink”
19th Century
English
dipsomanic
“affected by or relating to dipsomania”
Modern English
English
dipsomanic
“relating to compulsive alcohol craving”