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bibulous

[ bib-yuh-luh s ]
/ ˈbɪb yə ləs /
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adjective

fond of or addicted to drink.
absorbent; spongy.

RELATED WORDS

absorptive, permeable, porous, spongy, alcoholic, boozy, sottish

Nearby words

  1. bibliotherapy,
  2. bibliothèque,
  3. bibliotics,
  4. biblist,
  5. bibulosity,
  6. bibulously,
  7. bic,
  8. bicameral,
  9. bicameral legislature,
  10. bicapsular

Origin of bibulous

1665–75; < Latin bibulus (bib(ere) to drink (cognate with Sanskrit píbati (he) drinks) + -ulus -ulous)
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British Dictionary definitions for bibulous

bibulous

/ (ˈbɪbjʊləs) /

adjective

addicted to alcohol
Derived Formsbibulously, adverbbibulousness, noun

Word Origin for bibulous

C17: from Latin bibulus, from bibere to drink
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Word Origin and History for bibulous

bibulous

adj.

1670s, "spongy, absorbent," from Latin bibulus "drinking readily, given to drink;" of things, "absorbent; moistened," from bibere "to drink" (see imbibe). Meaning "fond of drink" attested in English by 1861.

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