crapulous

American  

[krap-yuh-luhs] / ˈkræp yə ləs /

adjective

1. given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating.

2. suffering from or due to such excess.

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Other Word Forms

• crapulously adverb
• crapulousness noun

Etymology

Origin of crapulous

First recorded in 1530–40; from Late Latin crāpulōsus, “inclined to drunkenness”; crapulent, -ous

Example Sentences

Yet in Putin’s case, kowtowing cravenly before imagined strength, he offers carrots, not sticks, plus large dollops of crapulous fawning.

From The Guardian

And his turn of phrase is as arresting as Runciman’s own—one family friend is “unceremonious, crapulous”.

From Economist

Vietnamese women are slightly more apt to get crapulous each week than that country’s men.

From Salon

The gentleman in question, a battered and crapulous cab-tout, presented himself for inspection, and one of the policemen offered to accompany him and impress the reported keeper with the urgency of the situation.

From Project Gutenberg

Citizen Assi—So you no longer think, with the Central Committee of the crapulous, that we are tired of your farces and evolutions without an aim and without limits....

From Project Gutenberg