BIBULOUS


Meaning of BIBULOUS in English

/ ˈbɪbjʊləs; NAmE / adjective

( old-fashioned or humorous ) liking to drink too much alcohol

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent. (in the sense absorbent ): from Latin bibulus freely or readily drinking (from bibere to drink) + -ous .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.