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bibulous
(redirected from bibulousness)

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bib·u·lous  (bby-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.]

bibu·lous·ly adv.
bibu·lous·ness n.

bibulous [ˈbɪbjʊləs]
adj
addicted to alcohol
[from Latin bibulus, from bibere to drink]
bibulously  adv
bibulousness  n
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 [ˈbɪbjʊləs] ADJbebedor, borrachín
bibulous
adj (form) persontrunksüchtig
bibulous [ˈbɪbjʊləs] adj (hum) → avvinazzato/a
bibulous [ˈbɪbjʊləs] adj (hum) → avvinazzato/a


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