crapulent

[ krap-yuh-luhnt ]

adjective

1. sick from gross excess in drinking or eating.

crapulent

/ ˈkræpjʊlənt; ˈkræpjʊləs /

adjective

1. given to or resulting from intemperance
2. suffering from intemperance; drunken

Derived Forms

• ˈcrapulently, adverb
• ˈcrapulence, noun
• ˈcrapulousness, noun

Other Words From

• crapu·lence crapu·len·cy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crapulent¹

1650–60; < Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, derivative of Latin crāpula drunkenness < Greek kraipálē drunkenness, a hangover; -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of crapulent¹

C18: from Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, from Latin crāpula, from Greek kraipalē drunkenness, headache resulting therefrom

Example Sentences

Now imagine the unlimited future it might have under a new owner who didn’t run his affairs like a crapulent mini-Caligula.

From Washington Post

They invariably come laden with words that seem meant to prove his vocabulary is bigger than yours: flocculent, crapulent, caducous, anaglypta, mephitic, velutinous.

From New York Times

The man, sadder but wiser, yet still diaphanously crapulent, went back to bed.

From Washington Post

“Remorse over the crapulent major’s death was ringing me up a few times a day, tenacious as a debt collector,” he thinks.

From New York Times

There were fish shops, cheap Italian restaurants, and the long lines of low houses vanished in crapulent night.

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