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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
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
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
Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2022
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
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
Adjective
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Shoppers praise them for being absorbent and an environmentally friendly alternative to paper napkins.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Commerce director Rachel Fletcher says the brand’s set is both soft and absorbent—with a drying time of just about five minutes.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Prosecutors say the 45-year-old Massachusetts woman struck O’Keefe with her car in a fit of drunken rage and left him to die outside the home of another Boston cop during a massive snowstorm in January 2022.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Some were inflicted on drunken patients who slipped on the ice.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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The all-stock deal represents a staggering sum, particularly at a time when venture firms have been thirsty for exits due to a yearslong dearth of IPOs and big acquisitions.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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With two percent salicylic acid, the formula has niacinamide and glycerin to quench thirsty skin.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
17 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bibulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bibulous. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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