Was bibulous

• Drank to excess
• Imbibed
• Drank too much
• Had a few too many
• Hit the bottle
• Drank until stinking drunk
• Failed to pass the bar
• Editor-in-chief drank excessively

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tope \Tope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toped (t[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Toping .] [F. t[^o]per to cover a stake in playing at dice, to accept an offer, t[^o]pe agreed!; -- perhaps imitative of the sound of striking hands on concluding a bargain. From being used ...