What does bibulous mean?
Definitions for bibulous
ˈbɪb yə ləsbibu·lous
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Princeton's WordNet
bibulous, boozy, drunken, sottishadjective
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"
Wiktionary
bibulousadjective
very absorbent
bibulousadjective
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bibulousadjective
That which has the quality of drinking moisture; spungy.
Etymology: bibulus, Lat.
Strow’d bibulous above, I see the sands,
The pebbly gravel next, and guttur’d rocks. James Thomson.
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bibulous
Bibulous generally refers to someone or something that is highly absorbent or excessively fond of drinking alcohol.
Webster Dictionary
Bibulousverb
readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; as, bibulous blotting paper
Bibulousverb
inclined to drink; addicted to tippling
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bibulous
bib′ū-lus, adj. drinking or sucking in: spongy. [L. bibulus—bib-ĕre, to drink.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bibulous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bibulous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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