- Inveterate drunkard
- Горький пьяница
Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.
Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.
Corentin (comics) — Corentin is a series of comics created by Belgian artist Paul Cuvelier (1923 1978). Influenced by Robinson Crusoe, Cuvelier created the character of Corentin Feldoë in 1943. The character first appeared in a series of watercolors that Cuvelier… … Wikipedia
steady lapper — /stɛdi ˈlæpə/ (say stedee lapuh) noun Originally World War I Colloquial an inveterate drunkard …
habitual — ha·bit·u·al /hə bi chə wəl/ adj 1: practicing or acting in some manner by force of custom, habit, or addiction a habitual drunkard 2: being such a specified number of times or with designated regularity habitual offenders 3: involved in the… … Law dictionary
List of English homographs — Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (and may or may not have different pronunciations). This list consists largely or exclusively of homographs that are pronounced differently, also known as heteronyms.Note … Wikipedia
habit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. tendency (see habit); costume, uniform (see clothing). II Usual mode of action Nouns 1. habit, habitude, wont, way; prescription, custom, use, usage; practice; matter of course, prevalence,… … English dictionary for students
confirmed — /kənˈfɜmd/ (say kuhn fermd) adjective 1. made firm; settled; ratified. 2. made certain as regards truth or accuracy; corroborated. 3. firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate: *Though not a confirmed drunkard, he had been seen to… …