bibulosity

English

Noun

bibulosity (uncountable)

1. A fondness for tippling.
   • 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 289:

     This they petted, calling it pet-names, accusing it of [...] being able to fly back to their wives and tell tales of their spendthrift bibulosity.

Synonyms

• bibulousness

Related terms

• bibulate