crapulous

From late Middle English crapulous, from Latin crapulosus (“drunken”), from crapula (“intoxication”), from Ancient Greek κραιπάλη (kraipálē, “intoxication, hangover”). Compare French crapuleux.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹæpjʊləs/

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crapulous (comparative more crapulous, superlative most crapulous)

1. Characterized by excessive eating or drinking.

   Synonyms: debauched, intemperate

2. Suffering physically from the consequences of excessive eating or drinking.
3. Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in drinking or eating.

   Synonyms: crapulent, drunk, wamble-cropped; see also Thesaurus:nauseated, Thesaurus:drunk

   • 1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan:

     By the time Swelter's monologue was dragging to its crapulous close, Mr. Flay was pacing onwards […]

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• “crapulous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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