bibulous
Fond of alcohol
Bibulous describes someone excessively fond of drinking alcohol, or more broadly, anything that readily absorbs liquid.
A bibulous uncle might be relied upon to empty the wine bottles at dinner.
The word is literary and slightly humorous, more likely found in Victorian novels than contemporary speech: his bibulous habits, bibulous companions at the pub.
Impaired by alcohol
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- sozzledExtremely intoxicated, colloquially
sloshed · plastered · blotto · besotted · fuddled · tight · soused · pickled
Absorbent cleaning material
- spongySoft and absorbent
- porousAllowing passage of fluids
- wickingLiquid drawn through fibers
- blottingAbsorbing by pressing
soaking · permeable · absorptive · hygroscopic · thirsty · imbibing · saturating · sop
drunk
Impaired by alcohol
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
sozzled · sloshed · plastered · blotto · besotted · fuddled · tight · soused · pickled · stewed
sponge
Absorbent cleaning material
blotting · soaking · permeable · absorptive · hygroscopic · thirsty · imbibing · saturating · sop · bibber
tippler
Regular light drinker
barfly · toper · drunkard · inebriate · carouser · reveler · wassailer · quaffer · guzzler · dipsomaniac
bibulousteetotal
Avoiding all alcohol
abstinent · sober · abstemious · temperate · dry
bibulousnonabsorbent
Resistant to soaking
impermeable · waterproof · water-repellent · hydrophobic · impervious