1670s, "spongy, absorbent," from Latin bibulus "drinking readily, given to drink;" of things, "absorbent; moistened," from bibere "to drink" (from PIE root *po(i)- "to drink"). Meaning "fond of drink" attested in English by 1861.
a bibulous fellow
a bibulous evening
bibliophobia
bibliopole
bibliothec
bibliotheca
bibliothecary
bibulous
Bic
bicameral
bicarbonate
bice
bicentenary
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