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bibulous
Bibulous (adj) means Able to soak up liquid easily.
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1
Able to soak up liquid easily.
"Wearing gloves and chemical eye protection, cover the smear with a strip of bibulous paper cut slightly smaller than the slide."
— Michael J. Leboffe, Microbiology: Laboratory Theory and Application (2015)
2
(informal) Fond of drinking alcohol, or showing the effects of it.
"At first he was closely confined there, but one day he broke the privy window and escaped to Shehad, the bibulous Emir, in his suburb of Awali."
— T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926)
"His pet, Mr. Dahl announced in a flash of bibulous inspiration, caused him no such trouble. The reason? “I have a pet rock,” he explained."
— Margalit Fox, Gary Dahl, Inventor of the Pet Rock, Dies at 78 (2015)
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Etymology
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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What is the meaning of bibulous?
"bibulous" (adj) means able to soak up liquid easily.
What is another word for bibulous?
Other words for "bibulous" include sottish, boozy, drunken.
What is the opposite of bibulous?
The opposite of "bibulous" is sober.
What are the different meanings of bibulous?
"bibulous" has 2 main meanings: 1. Able to soak up liquid easily; 2. (informal) Fond of drinking alcohol, or showing the effects of it.
