bibulous

(bĭb'yə-ləs)
adj.

1. Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink: a bibulous fellow; a bibulous evening.
2. Very absorbent, as paper or soil.

[From Latin bibulus, from bibere, to drink.]

bibulously bib'u·lous·ly adv.
bibulousness bib'u·lous·ness n.

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adjective

Having a capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up: absorbent, absorptive, assimilative. See dry/wet.

highly absorbent; inclined to drink; of or relating to drink or drinking

(bib′yōō-lus)
adj

Pertaining to absorption; a material’s ability to absorb fluids.

For a list of words related to bibulous, see:

• Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild
• Drunkenness, Drunkards, and Alcoholism - bibulous: (adj) inclined or addicted to drink

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