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bib⋅u⋅lous

  [bib-yuh-luhs]
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–adjective
1. fond of or addicted to drink.
2. absorbent; spongy.
Origin:
1665–75; < L bibulus (bib(ere) to drink (c. Skt 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
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bib·u·lous   (bĭb'yə-ləs)   
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; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
bib'u·lous·ly adv., bib'u·lous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Bibulous

Bib"u*lous\, a. [L. bibulus, fr. bibere to drink. See Bib, v. t. ]

1. Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; as, bibulous blotting paper.

2. Inclined to drink; addicted to tippling.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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bibulous 
"fond of drink, spongy," 1675, from L. bibulus "drinking readily," from bibere "to drink" (see imbibe).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: bib·u·lous
Pronunciation: 'bib-y&-l&s
Function: adjective
: highly absorbent <bibulous paper>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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