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 [bib-yuh-luhs]  

bib·u·lous

   [bib-yuh-luhs]
adjective
1.
fond of or addicted to drink.
2.
absorbent; spongy.
Origin:
1665–75; < Latin bibulus (bib(ere) to drink (cognate with Sanskrit píbati (he) drinks) + -ulus -ulous)

Related forms
bib·u·lous·ly, adverb
bib·u·lous·ness, bib·u·los·i·ty  [bib-yuh-los-i-tee] , noun
non·bib·u·lous, adjective
non·bib·u·lous·ly, adverb
non·bib·u·lous·ness, noun
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un·bib·u·lous, adjective
un·bib·u·lous·ly, adverb
un·bib·u·lous·ness, noun
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