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-holic

-holic suffix: denotes one who has an addiction to or indulgence in the substance or activity of the stem word.

Suffix

-holic

  1. Denotes one who has an addiction to or indulgence in the substance or activity of the stem word.
    • Trump was also a horndog, a braggart, and a social-media-holic—just like voters were.2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties
  2. Denotes being addicted to or indulging in the substance or activity of the stem word.

Forms of -holic

alternative form-aholic
alternative form-oholic

Origin of -holic

Rebracketing of alcoholic.

Questions about -holic

What does -holic mean?
-holic means denotes one who has an addiction to or indulgence in the substance or activity of the stem word.
What part of speech is -holic?
-holic is a suffix.

Words near -holic in the dictionary

  1. -hedral
  2. -hedron
  3. -hedrons
  4. -henge
  5. -hod
  6. -holic
  7. -holism
  8. -hon
  9. -hood
  10. -hoods
  11. -hour-old

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