bibulous

1 able to soak up liquids especially readily special drying cloths that are so bibulous that they can absorb 10 times their weight in water Synonyms absorbent, spongy, thirstyRelated Words osmoticAntonyms nonabsorbent

2 given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages a campaign to make the bibulous fraternity brother a collegiate archetype of the past Synonyms crapulous, drunken, intemperate, sottishRelated Words debauched, dissipated, dissolute; drunk, high, inebriated, intoxicated, loaded [slang], soused, tipsyNear Antonyms clearheaded, sober, straight; abstemious, abstinent, teetotalAntonyms temperate