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crapulous

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crap⋅u⋅lous

  [krap-yuh-luhs]
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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; < LL crāpulōsus. See crapulent, -ous

Related forms:
crap⋅u⋅lous⋅ly, adverb
crap⋅u⋅lous⋅ness, 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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Word Origin & History

crapulous 
1536, "sick from too much drinking," from L. crapula, from Gk. kraipale "drunken headache or nausea." Since Roman times, often used of the drunken debauch itself, but properly only of its after-effects.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: crap·u·lous
Pronunciation: 'krap-y&-l&s
Function: adjective
1 : marked by intemperance especially in eating ordrinking
2 : sick from excessive indulgence in liquor
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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