bib·u·lous (b b y -ls)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 p  (i)- in Indo-European roots.]bib u·lous·ly adv.bib u·lous·ness n. |
bibulous [ˈbɪbjʊləs]
adj
addicted to alcohol
[from Latin bibulus, from bibere to drink]
bibulously adv
bibulousness n
bibulous - First meant "absorbent, like a sponge," and later figuratively meant "addicted to alcohol."
See also related terms for sponge.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | bibulous - given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentlemen holding each other up"; "sottish behavior" drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" |
Translations
bibulous
adj (form) person → trunksüchtig
bibulous [ˈbɪbjʊləs] adj (hum) → avvinazzato/a
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