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)

  1. 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.

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