crapulent

American  

[krap-yuh-luhnt] / ˈkræp yə lənt /

adjective

1. sick from gross excess in drinking or eating.

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crapulent British  

/ ˈkræpjʊlənt, ˈkræpjʊləs /

adjective

1. given to or resulting from intemperance

2. suffering from intemperance; drunken

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Other Word Forms

• crapulence noun
• crapulency noun
• crapulently adverb
• crapulousness noun

Etymology

Origin of crapulent

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

Example Sentences

At his most crapulent, Ellis was given a second chance by his ex-girlfriend, Jayne – the mother of his son, Robby.

From The Guardian

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

“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

One victim is an ex-Special Branch officer, “the crapulent major,” the other is a Vietnamese journalist at a California newspaper.

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg