51³Ō¹Ļ

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bibulous

[bib-yuh-luhs]

adjective

  1. fond of or addicted to drink.

  2. absorbent; spongy.



bibulous

/ ˈ²śÉŖ²śĀįŹŠ±ōə²õ /

adjective

  1. addicted to alcohol

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • bibulously adverb
  • bibulousness noun
  • bibulosity noun
  • nonbibulous adjective
  • nonbibulously adverb
  • nonbibulousness noun
  • unbibulous adjective
  • unbibulously adverb
  • unbibulousness noun
  • ˈ²ś¾±²ś³Ü±ō“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
  • ˈ²ś¾±²ś³Ü±ō“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of bibulous1

1665–75; < Latin bibulus ( bib ( ere ) to drink (cognate with Sanskrit ±čĆ­²ś²¹³Ł¾± (he) drinks) + -ulus -ulous )
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of bibulous1

C17: from Latin bibulus , from bibere to drink
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The yell usually went along with hollering and arguing, and maybe the bibulous singing of ā€œWe’ll Hang Abe Lincoln To A Tree.ā€

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Charlotte Rampling straddles dry humor and withering tragedy as a bibulous grandmother in ā€œJuniper.ā€

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The Times reported that the bibulous actor W.C.

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

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

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