bibulous
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yə 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)
1665–75; < Latin bibulus (bib(ere) to drink (cognate with Sanskrit píbati (he) drinks) + -ulus -ulous)
Related forms
bib·u·lous·ly, adverb
non·bib·u·lous, adjective
non·bib·u·lous·ly, adverb
non·bib·u·lous·ness, noun
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| —adj | |
| addicted to alcohol | |
| [C17: from Latin bibulus, from bibere to drink] | |
| 'bibulously | |
| —adv | |
| 'bibulousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
bibulous
"fond of drink, spongy," 1670s, from L. bibulus "drinking readily," from bibere "to drink" (see imbibe).
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Example sentences
As the season draws nigh, the calls begin from friends asking what they should get their bibulous spouses.
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