crapulous
American
[krap-yuh-luhs]
/ ˈkræp yə ləs /
adjective
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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.
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Origin of crapulous
First recorded in 1530–40; from Late Latin crāpulōsus, “inclined to drunkenness”; see origin at crapulent, -ous
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