bibulously
English
WOTD – 13 December 2007
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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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