1. the habit or tendency of drinking too much alcohol; excessive drinking
Usage: formal

Examples

• His bibulousness eventually cost him his job and his family.
• The novel explores themes of bibulousness and moral decay in 1920s society.
• She was concerned about her brother’s increasing bibulousness after their father’s death.
• The doctor warned that his bibulousness was damaging his liver.
• Victorian literature often portrayed bibulousness as a sign of weak character.
• His reputation for bibulousness made him an unreliable business partner.