crapulous
Americanadjective
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given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating.
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suffering from or due to such excess.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of crapulous
First recorded in 1530–40; from Late Latin crāpulōsus, “inclined to drunkenness”; see origin at crapulent, -ous
Example Sentences
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Fat, untidy and crapulous, �vejk is a natural disaster as a soldier.
From Time Magazine Archive
In those crapulous times, 50 years ago, he was no nicer than others, and far more energetic.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Well, sir," said the rear-admiral, sternly, for he was no longer disposed to trifle with any of the crapulous set; "well, sir, what impertinence has brought you here?"
From The Two Admirals by Cooper, James Fenimore
Rather than such cockney sentimentality as this as an education for the taste and sympathies, we prefer the most crapulous group of boors that Teniers ever painted.
From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by Cooke, George Willis
With what he termed "the crapulous years," he had divested himself of his former associates and habits.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John
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