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crapulous

cra·pu·lous

UK/ˈkɹæpjʊləs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

suffering from excessive eating or drinking

  • “crapulent sleep”
  • “a crapulous stomach”
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2.

given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking

  • “a crapulous old reprobate”
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Origin

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

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