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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.
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