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crapulent
[ krap-yuh-luhnt ]
/ ˈkræp yə lənt /
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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, crap up, craquelure, crash, crash and burn
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How to use crapulent in a sentence
Now imagine the unlimited future it might have under a new owner who didn’t run his affairs like a crapulent mini-Caligula.
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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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