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Webster 1913 Edition


Bibulous

Bib′u-lous

,
Adj.
[L.
bibulus
, fr.
bibere
to drink. See
Bib
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy;
as,
bibulous
blotting paper
.
2.
Inclined to drink; addicted to tippling.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bibulous

BIB'ULOUS

,
Adj.
[L. bibulus, from bibo, to drink.]
Spungy; that has the quality of imbibing fluids or moisture.

Definition 2024


bibulous

bibulous

English

Adjective

bibulous (comparative more bibulous, superlative most bibulous)

  1. very absorbent
  2. given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

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