crapulous

[ krap-yuh-luhs ]

adjective

1. given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating.
2. suffering from or due to such excess.

Other Words From

• crapu·lous·ly adverb
• crapu·lous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crapulous¹

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

Example Sentences

Here, we have to agree with Republican consultant and Never Trumper Rick Wilson, who describes Giuliani's ignominious end as "shambolic, crapulous" and "exactly the s**tshow it was going to turn into from the beginning."

From Salon

The memory ends with the image of my friend squatting, crapulous, and dumping her purse on the sidewalk.

From Los Angeles Times

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