Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bibulous

/ˈbɪb.jʊ.ləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: bibu-lous
IPA: /ˈbɪb.jʊ.ləs/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very absorbent.

adj

Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink.

Example Sentences

"Wearing gloves and chemical eye protection, cover the smear with a strip of bibulous paper cut slightly smaller than the slide."
"At first he was closely confined there, but one day he broke the privy window and escaped to Shehad, the bibulous Emir, in his suburb of Awali."
"His pet, Mr. Dahl announced in a flash of bibulous inspiration, caused him no such trouble. The reason? “I have a pet rock,” he explained."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *peh₃-, bibulus, *pibō, *píph₃eti

Inflected Forms

more bibulous (comparative) most bibulous (superlative)

Derived Forms

bibulously bibulousness omnibibulous unbibulous

Frequently Paired Words

bibacious bibation bibativeness bibulate imbibe

Synonyms

bibacious boozy sottish Adrian Quist adrip aled up all mops and brooms arseholed a sheet in the wind a sheet in the wind's eye bedrunken befuddled

Questions

How do you pronounce bibulous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪb.jʊ.ləs/.
What does bibulous mean?: Very absorbent.
Where does bibulous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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