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Dictionary: bib·u·lous
(bĭb'yə-ləs) pronunciation
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.

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(bib′yōō-lus)
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Pertaining to absorption; a material’s ability to absorb fluids.

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highly absorbent; inclined to drink; of or relating to drink or drinking
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
  Synonyms: boozy, drunken, sottish


 
 
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William F. Hoey (American Theater)

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