crapulent
[ krap-yuh-luh nt ]
/ ˈkræp yə lənt /
adjective
sick from gross excess in drinking or eating.
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Origin of crapulent
1650–60; < Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, derivative of Latin crāpula drunkenness < Greek kraipálē drunkenness, a hangover; see -ent
OTHER WORDS FROM crapulent
crap·u·lence, crap·u·len·cy, nounWords nearby crapulent
crappy, craps, crapshoot, crapshooter, crapulence, crapulent, crapulous, craquelure, crash, crash and burn, crash barrier
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British Dictionary definitions for crapulent
crapulent
crapulous (ˈkræpjʊləs)
/ (ˈkræpjʊlənt) /
adjective
given to or resulting from intemperance
suffering from intemperance; drunken
Derived forms of crapulent
crapulence, nouncrapulently or crapulously, adverbcrapulousness, nounWord Origin for crapulent
C18: from Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, from Latin crāpula, from Greek kraipalē drunkenness, headache resulting therefrom
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