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crapulent

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crap⋅u⋅lent

  [krap-yuh-luhnt]
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–adjective
sick from gross excess in drinking or eating.
Origin:
1650–60; < LL crāpulentus drunk, deriv. of L crāpula drunkenness < Gk kraipálē drunkenness, a hangover; see -ent

Related forms:
crap⋅u⋅lence, crap⋅u⋅len⋅cy, noun
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crap·u·lence   (krāp'yə-ləns)   
n.  

  1. Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking.

  2. Excessive indulgence; intemperance.


[From crapulent, sick from gluttony, from Late Latin crāpulentus, very drunk, from Latin crāpula, intoxication, from Greek kraipalē.]
crap'u·lent adj., crap'u·lous adj.
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