bibulous

Thân thiện

A man enjoys a bibulous evening with friends at a cozy tavern.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Given to or characterized by the consumption of alcoholic drink: Describes a person who drinks alcohol frequently or to excess, or an event or atmosphere marked by heavy drinking.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • He was known in the village as a bibulous old character who could always be found at the pub.
  • The reunion turned into a bibulous affair that lasted well into the night.
  • Her bibulous habits began to affect her health and work.

Advanced Usage

• "Bibulous" is a formal, literary, or somewhat humorous adjective. It is less common in everyday speech than synonyms like "drunken" or "boozy." It often carries a tone of gentle mockery or antiquated charm rather than harsh judgment.
• It can describe both a habitual tendency and a specific instance of drinking.
  • The club's bibulous traditions dated back centuries. (Describing a characteristic)
  • They spent a bibulous weekend celebrating. (Describing a specific period)

Variants and Related Words

• Bibulously (adverb): In a manner given to or involving drinking.
  • They celebrated bibulously.
• Bibulousness (noun): The state or quality of being fond of drinking.
  • His bibulousness was the subject of many stories.

Synonyms

• Drunken: Overcome by or characteristic of drinking alcohol.
• Boozy: Informal term for involving a lot of alcohol or drunkenness.
• Sottish: Stupid or foolish from drinking too much alcohol (archaic).
• Intemperate: Showing a lack of self-control, especially in drinking.

Antonyms

• Abstemious: Not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.
• Sober: Not affected by alcohol; serious and sensible.
• Teetotal: Choosing never to drink alcohol.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Bibulous evening/night": A common collocation describing a social event dominated by alcohol consumption.
  • The conference dinner was a surprisingly bibulous evening.
• While "bibulous" itself is not typically used in phrasal verbs, it relates conceptually to idioms like "hit the bottle" (to start drinking alcohol heavily) or "on a bender" (a period of heavy drinking).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
   • a bibulous fellow
   • a bibulous evening
   • his boozy drinking companions
   • thick boozy singing
   • a drunken binge
   • two drunken gentlemen holding each other up
   • sottish behavior

Từ đồng nghĩa

• boozy
• drunken
• sottish