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

A person described as bibulous has a fondness for what?

From Slate

Mr. Humphries created a string of other characters over the years, notably the boorish, bibulous Australian cultural attaché Sir Les Patterson.

From New York Times

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

From New York Times

In the spirit of the season, however, let me leave you with a slightly bibulous, holiday-geared beatitude, one found on a placard above the liquor cabinet in a friend’s apartment: “Blessed are the debonair, for they shall drink cocktails.”

From Washington Post