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crapulous
crap·u·lous
/
ˈkræp
yə
ləs
/
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[
krap
-y
uh
-l
uh
s
]
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adjective
1.
given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating.
2.
suffering from or due to such excess.
Origin:
1530–40;
<
Late Latin
crāpulōsus.
See
crapulent
,
-ous
Related forms
crap·u·lous·ly,
adverb
crap·u·lous·ness,
noun
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
crapulous
1530s, "sick from too much drinking," from L. crapula, from Gk. kraipale "hangover, drunken headache, nausea from debauching." The Romans used it for drunkenness itself. English has used it in both senses.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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