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bibulous
bib·u·lous B0229900 (bĭb′yə-ləs)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 pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
bib′u·lous·ly adv.bib′u·lous·ness n.bibulous (ˈbɪbjʊləs) adjaddicted to alcohol[C17: from Latin bibulus, from bibere to drink] ˈbibulously adv ˈbibulousness nbib•u•lous (ˈbɪb yə ləs)
adj. 1. fond of or addicted to drink. 2. absorbent; spongy. [1665–75; < Latin bibulus=bib(ere) to drink + -ulus -ulous] bib′u•lous•ly, adv. bib′u•lous•ness, bib`u•los′i•ty (-ˈlɒs ɪ ti) n. bibulous - First meant "absorbent, like a sponge," and later figuratively meant "addicted to alcohol."See also related terms for sponge.Thesaurus| 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"boozy, drunken, sottishdrunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" |
bibulousadjectiveHaving a capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up:absorbent, absorptive, assimilative.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeabsorbentbibulous
ab·sor·bent (ab-sōr'bent), Avoid the misspelling absorbant.1. Having the power to absorb, soak up, or incorporate a gas, liquid, light rays, or heat. Synonym(s): absorptive, bibulous2. Any substance possessing such power. 3. Material used to remove carbon dioxide from circuits in which rebreathing occurs, for example, anesthesia circuit and basal metabolism equipment. bibulous (1) Absorbent.
(2) Prone to imbibing excess ethanol.bib·u·lous (bib'yū-lŭs) Absorbent; in medical terms, refers to materials used to soak up fluids, such as saliva during dental procedures. [L. bibulus, drinking freely, absorbent]bib·u·lous (bib'yū-lŭs) Absorbent; in medical terms, refers to materials used to soak up unwanted fluids, such as saliva during dental procedures. [L. bibulus, drinking freely, absorbent]bibulous
Related to bibulous: determining, constrained, dispensable, receptiveSynonyms for bibulousadj having a capacity or tendency to absorb or soak upSynonyms- absorbent
- absorptive
- assimilative
Synonyms for bibulousadj given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholSynonymsRelated Words- drunk
- inebriated
- intoxicated
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