"Bibulous" (BIB-yuh-lus) – from the Latin for "to drink" – pertains to the consumption of alcohol.
Example (as used by Sally Chatterton in The Independent): " Ever since the joys of the fermented grape were discovered, the bibulous have been waking up feeling the worse for wear."
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