word of the day: bibulous

The word of the day is bibulous:

Etymology:  < Latin bibul-us freely or readily drinking ( < bibĕre to drink) + -ous suffix.

1. Absorbent of moisture. 

2. Addicted to drinking or tippling. 

3. Relating to drink. (OED)

"The twenties, possibly alone among the middle decades of life, are passionately celebrated in fiction and memoirs, and the celebrations tend to share a style that is personal, specific, cliquish, pastiched, breathless, often bibulous, and flagrantly confessional - the voice of early mastery without mature constraint, self-discovery at a moment when each revelation seems unique."

 - Nathan Heller, "Semi-charmed life: the twentysomethings are all right", 14 January 2013 The New Yorker