1
as in absorbent
able to soak up liquids especially readily
special drying cloths that are so bibulous that they can absorb 10 times their weight in water
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2
as in drunken
given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages
a campaign to make the bibulous fraternity brother a collegiate archetype of the past
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Recent Examples of bibulous
From that bibulous beginning, Mr. Epstein became a driving force behind the Library of America, which published its first books in 1979.
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Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2022
But how differently would the Iron Lady have handled Brexit or Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU’s bibulous president?
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Philip Delves Broughton,
WSJ,
16 Nov. 2018
Aside from his bibulous peculiarities, Old Roy is generous, brave, courteous and a keen lover of fun.
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John MacCormack,
San Antonio Express-News,
20 Jan. 2018
Old-school voters expecting him to reinstate the fading habit of the long and bibulous lunch may have to wait.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
9 May 2017
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2022
But how differently would the Iron Lady have handled Brexit or Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU’s bibulous president?
—
Philip Delves Broughton,
WSJ,
16 Nov. 2018
Aside from his bibulous peculiarities, Old Roy is generous, brave, courteous and a keen lover of fun.
—
John MacCormack,
San Antonio Express-News,
20 Jan. 2018
Old-school voters expecting him to reinstate the fading habit of the long and bibulous lunch may have to wait.
—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
9 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bibulous
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Personalized hand towels are made with the same super soft, highly absorbent and quick-dry material.
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Drain well and dry on absorbent paper towel.
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The show presented the moment as Sullivan, who had a boyfriend at the time of filming the 2004 cycle months prior in 2003, having a drunken one-off affair with one of the male models in attendance.
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Years of advocacy led by victims’ families exposed mistakes and wrongdoing by police – who initially spread a false narrative blaming drunken fans – and extracted an apology from the government.
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“Bibulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bibulous. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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