Bibulous (adjective)

1. Given to drinking alcohol excessively or habitually.
2. Absorbing or tending to absorb moisture.

Origin:

From latin bibulus, from bibere ("to drin.k")

Examples:

1. He was a bibulous man, and often drank to excess.
2. This type of paper is particularly bibulous, so it's used for blotting ink.
3. After a hard day at work, he was in the mood for a bibulous night out with the boys.
4. The bibulous material absorbed the spilled liquid quickly.
5. The bibulous old man sat at the bar, drinking alone.