bibulous
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bib·u·lous
(bĭb'yə-ləs) 
adj.
bibulousness bib'u·lous·ness n.
adj.
- Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink: a bibulous fellow; a bibulous evening.
- 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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bibulous
adjective
- Having a capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up: absorbent, absorptive, assimilative. See dry/wet.
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bibulous
highly absorbent; inclined to drink; of or relating to drink or drinking
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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bibulous
(bib′yōō-lus)
adj
adj
Pertaining to absorption; a material’s ability to absorb fluids.
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categories related to 'bibulous'
- Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild
- Drunkenness, Drunkards, and Alcoholism - bibulous: (adj) inclined or addicted to drink
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