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bibulous

[bib-yuh-luhs]

Origin

adjective

fond of or addicted to drink.

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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bibulous (ˈbɪbjʊləs)

—*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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