Given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol. Synonyms:bibulous, boozy, drunken."A bibulous evening" , "His boozy drinking companions" , "Thick boozy singing" , "A drunken binge" , "Two drunken gentlemen holding each other up" , "Sottish behavior"
... the man, as he is a rigid teetotaller at sea, though he must find the strain well nigh intolerable, judging from the condition he was in when he came on board last night. He was really totally unfit to take charge of the boat, and I virtually took her down the canal, though with sottish obstinacy he insisted ... — The Diary of a U-boat Commander • Anon
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