bibulous

1. Very absorbent.
2. Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɪb.jʊ.ləs/

Etymology

Cognate with Old French: beivre

In summary

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.

Synonyms

absorbent

boozy

drunken

sottish

spongy

absorbing

absorptive

dipteral

Translations

σπογγώδης

απορροφητικός

ivrogne

ayyaş

emici

trunksüchtig

φιλοπότης

ivre

ubriaco

ubriacone

avvinazzato

sbronzo

ubbriaco

che alza spesso il gomito

absorberend