crapulent

[krap-yuh-luh nt]

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adjective

sick from gross excess in drinking or eating.

Origin of crapulent

1650–60; < Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, derivative of Latin crāpula drunkenness < Greek kraipálē drunkenness, a hangover; see -ent

Related formscrap·u·lence, crap·u·len·cy, noun

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Related Words for crapulent

besotted, crapulous, drunken, inebriated, intoxicated, loaded, pickled, plastered, sloshed, smashed, soused, tipsy, wasted, buzzed, faced, polluted, shit-faced, tanked, trashed

British Dictionary definitions for crapulent

crapulent

crapulous (ˈkræpjʊləs)

adjective

given to or resulting from intemperance

suffering from intemperance; drunken

Derived Formscrapulence, nouncrapulently or crapulously, adverbcrapulousness, noun

Word Origin for crapulent

C18: from Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, from Latin crāpula, from Greek kraipalē drunkenness, headache resulting therefrom

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Word Origin and History for crapulent

adj.

1650s, from Latin crapulentus "very drunk," from crapula "excessive drinking" (see crapulous). Related: Crapulence.