crapulent
Americanadjective
adjective
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given to or resulting from intemperance
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suffering from intemperance; drunken
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Etymology
Origin of crapulent
1650–60; < Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, derivative of Latin crāpula drunkenness < Greek kraipálē drunkenness, a hangover; see -ent
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They invariably come laden with words that seem meant to prove his vocabulary is bigger than yours: flocculent, crapulent, caducous, anaglypta, mephitic, velutinous.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2020
“Remorse over the crapulent major’s death was ringing me up a few times a day, tenacious as a debt collector,” he thinks.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2015
One victim is an ex-Special Branch officer, “the crapulent major,” the other is a Vietnamese journalist at a California newspaper.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2015
At his most crapulent, Ellis was given a second chance by his ex-girlfriend, Jayne – the mother of his son, Robby.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2011
She dragged the story from him, bit by bit, playing upon his vanity, until he gabbled boastfully and took a crapulent delight in repeating the details.
From The Winds of Chance by Rex Ellingwood Beach
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