Libatious

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a tendency to drink alcohol, especially in large amounts. humorous

    "The saloons flourish, though desperate drunkenness is not so frequent as in the larger cities. It is the sottish, unthinking, maudlin, libacious sort, who drink their beer and sit in muddled contemplation of their pipe, often on their cottage doorsteps."

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boozy

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"The saloons flourish, though desperate drunkenness is not so frequent as in the larger cities. It is the sottish, unthinking, maudlin, libacious sort, who drink their beer and sit in muddled contemplation of their pipe, often on their cottage doorsteps."

Etymology

From libation (“(humorous) alcoholic beverage”) + -ous.

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