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omnibibulous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Able, or likely able, to drink almost anything (alcoholic).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Examples

  • Sir W.H.,... expected me to be both omnivorous and omnibibulous; when we rose from his high table and left the room I felt sheathed in an alcoholic mist. --William Manchester, The Last Lion, Visions of Glory, page 886.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From omni- + bibulous.