bibulous

[ bib-yuh-luhs ]

adjective

1. fond of or addicted to drink.
2. absorbent; spongy.

bibulous

/ ˈbɪbjʊləs /

adjective

1. addicted to alcohol

Derived Forms

• ˈbibulously, adverb
• ˈbibulousness, noun

Other Words From

• bibu·lous·ly adverb
• bibu·lous·ness bib·u·los·i·ty [bib-y, uh, -, los, -i-tee], 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bibulous¹

1665–75; < Latin bibulus ( bib ( ere ) to drink (cognate with Sanskrit píbati (he) drinks) + -ulus -ulous )

Word History and Origins

Origin of bibulous¹

C17: from Latin bibulus , from bibere to drink

Example Sentences

The yell usually went along with hollering and arguing, and maybe the bibulous singing of “We’ll Hang Abe Lincoln To A Tree.”

From Los Angeles Times

Charlotte Rampling straddles dry humor and withering tragedy as a bibulous grandmother in “Juniper.”

From New York Times

The Times reported that the bibulous actor W.C.

From Los Angeles Times

From that bibulous beginning, Mr. Epstein became a driving force behind the Library of America, which published its first books in 1979.

From Washington Post

Okay, maybe you won’t find all the bibulous things in the new Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails.

From Washington Post