/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005