bibulous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin bibulus from bibō (“drink”) + -ulus from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti, from root *peh₃- (“drink”); whence also imbibe and beverage via Old French beivre.
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Adjective[edit]
bibulous (comparative more bibulous, superlative most bibulous)
- Very absorbent.
- 2015, Michael J. Leboffe, Microbiology: Laboratory Theory and Application, page 217:
- Wearing gloves and chemical eye protection, cover the smear with a strip of bibulous paper cut slightly smaller than the slide.
- Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink.
- Synonyms: bibacious, boozy, sottish; see also Thesaurus:drunk
- 1926, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor, published 1991, page 155:
- At first he was closely confined there, but one day he broke privy window and escaped to Shehad, the bibulous Emir, in his suburb of Awali.
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Translations[edit]
very absorbent
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marked by the consumption of alcohol
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