bibulous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
    drunken; sottish; boozy.
    • 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

WordNet

Bib"u*lous adjective
Etymology
L. bibulus, fr. bibere to drink. See Bib, v. t.
Definitions
  1. Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; as, bibulous blotting paper.
  2. Inclined to drink; addicted to tippling.

Webster 1913