| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bib·u·lous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b b y -ls |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink: a bibulous fellow; a bibulous evening. 2. Very absorbent, as paper or soil. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin bibulus, from bibere, to drink. See p (i)- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | bibu·lous·ly —ADVERB
bibu·lous·ness —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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