crapulence
yə adjective
sick from gross excess in drinking or eating.
Origin:
1650–60; < Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, derivative of Latin crāpula drunkenness < Greek kraipálē drunkenness, a hangover; see -ent
1650–60; < Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, derivative of Latin crāpula drunkenness < Greek kraipálē drunkenness, a hangover; see -ent
Related forms
crap·u·lence, crap·u·len·cy, noun
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crapulent or crapulous (ˈkræpjʊlənt, ˈkræpjʊləs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | given to or resulting from intemperance |
| 2. | suffering from intemperance; drunken |
| [C18: from Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, from Latin crāpula, from Greek kraipalē drunkenness, headache resulting therefrom] | |
| crapulous or crapulous | |
| —adj | |
| [C18: from Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, from Latin crāpula, from Greek kraipalē drunkenness, headache resulting therefrom] | |
| 'crapulence or crapulous | |
| —n | |
| 'crapulently or crapulous | |
| —adv | |
| 'crapulously or crapulous | |
| —adv | |
| 'crapulousness or crapulous | |
| —n | |
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| crapulent or crapulous (ˈkræpjʊlənt, ˈkræpjʊləs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | given to or resulting from intemperance |
| 2. | suffering from intemperance; drunken |
| [C18: from Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, from Latin crāpula, from Greek kraipalē drunkenness, headache resulting therefrom] | |
| crapulous or crapulous | |
| —adj | |
| [C18: from Late Latin crāpulentus drunk, from Latin crāpula, from Greek kraipalē drunkenness, headache resulting therefrom] | |
| 'crapulence or crapulous | |
| —n | |
| 'crapulently or crapulous | |
| —adv | |
| 'crapulously or crapulous | |
| —adv | |
| 'crapulousness or crapulous | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
crapulent
1650s, from L. crapulentus "very drunk," from crapula "excessive drinking," from Gk. kraipale (see crapulous). Related: Crapulence (1727).
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Medical Dictionary
crapulence crap·u·lence (krāp'yə-ləns)
n.
Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking.
Excessive indulgence; intemperance.
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