bibulously

English

WOTD – 13 December 2007

Etymology

bibulous +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪbjʊləsli/
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Adverb

bibulously (comparative more bibulously, superlative most bibulously)

In a bibulous manner; drunkenly; as if intoxicated.
- 1939 - Robert E. Howard, Gates of Empire
  The Venetian captain, prodding among the butts and bales of the cargo, had discovered a stowaway--a fat, sandy-haired man in worn leather, snoring bibulously among the barrels.

Synonyms

(drunkenly): drunkenly, intoxicatedly, leglessly, winefully

Translations

drunkenly — see drunkenly

References

bibulously in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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