Inclined to drink heavily; given to bousing or heavy drinking; intoxicated or appearing intoxicated.
From bouse with the adjectival suffix -y, creating an adjective meaning characterized by or prone to bousing.
Bousy appears in nautical dictionaries as a term for sailors with a reputation for drinking—it captures a specific type of person in maritime culture that ships tried to manage on long voyages.
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