Bibulous Definition

bĭbyə-ləs
adjective
Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink.
A bibulous fellow; a bibulous evening.
American Heritage
Highly absorbent.
Webster's New World
Very absorbent, as paper or soil.
American Heritage
Addicted to or fond of alcoholic beverages.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary

Origin of Bibulous

  • Latin bibulus (“freely or readily drinking”, from bibō, “I drink”; whence also beverage and imbibe) +‎ -ous

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin bibulus from bibere to drink pō(i)- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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