adjective · rare

bibulous

bibulous · more bibulous · most bibulous

абсорбирующий, гигроскопичный, выпивающий

Very absorbentVery absorbent.

/ˈbɪb.jʊ.ləs/

Meaning

2 senses

Very absorbent.
абсорби́рующийabsorbírujuščij, гигроскопи́чныйgigroskopíčnyj
Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink.
выпива́ющийvypivájuščij
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

very absorbent:

marked by the consumption of alcohol:

Origin

From Latin bibulus from bibō (“drink”) + -ulus from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-Eu

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.

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