bibulous

Adjective
Synonyms: boozydrunkensottish

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: boozydrunkensottish
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bibulous \Bib"u*lous\, a. [L. bibulus, fr. bibere to drink. See Bib, v. t. ]

1.Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; as, bibulous blotting paper. [1913 Webster]

2.Inclined to drink; addicted to tippling. [1913 Webster]

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