bibulous
fond of or addicted to drink.
absorbent; spongy.
Origin of bibulous
1Other words from bibulous
- bib·u·lous·ly, adverb
- bib·u·lous·ness, bib·u·los·i·ty [bib-yuh-los-i-tee], /ˌbɪb yəˈlɒs ɪ ti/, noun
- non·bib·u·lous, adjective
- non·bib·u·lous·ly, adverb
- non·bib·u·lous·ness, noun
- un·bib·u·lous, adjective
- un·bib·u·lous·ly, adverb
- un·bib·u·lous·ness, noun
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How to use bibulous in a sentence
Perhaps some sense of shame was stirring within him, for no reproof rose to his trembling, bibulous lips.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteThe fluid is drawn off by tilting the glass or with bibulous paper, and the potash removed by washing with a few drops of water.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects | C. V. RileyRed stopped and grabbed his bibulous friend as that person veered to starboard: "Yore a peach of a life-preserver, yu are!"
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up | Clarence Edward MulfordThis cup the bibulous monarch ever afterwards esteemed as one of his rarest and richest jewels.
Old and New London | Walter ThornburyThe man who gets drunk generally does so because he cannot say No when bibulous friends press him to take a drink.
Dollars and Sense | Col. Wm. C. Hunter
British Dictionary definitions for bibulous
/ (ˈbɪbjʊləs) /
addicted to alcohol
Origin of bibulous
1Derived forms of bibulous
- bibulously, adverb
- bibulousness, noun
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