Crapulent

  • 11crapulent — 1. Illness caused by overeating 2. Eating and drink too much …

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  • 12crapulent — /ˈkræpjələnt/ (say krapyuhluhnt) adjective sick from gross excess in drinking or eating. {Latin crāpulentus drunk} –crapulence, noun …

  • 13crapulent —   a. (sick through) eating or drinking to excess.    ♦ crapulence, n …

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  • 14crapulent — adj. 1 given to indulging in alcohol. 2 resulting from drunkenness. 3 a drunk. b suffering from the effects of drunkenness. Derivatives: crapulence n. crapulous adj. Etymology: LL crapulentus very drunk f. L crapula inebriation f. Gk kraipale… …

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  • 15crapulent, crapulous — Rarely used term for drunken; due to alcoholic intoxication. [L. crapula, drunkenness] …

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  • 16Crapulous — Crapulent Crap u*lent ( lent), Crapulous Crap u*lous ( l?s), a. [L. crapulentus, crapulosus: cf. F. crapuleux.] Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in liquor; drunk; given to excesses. [R.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17crapulence — [krap′yo͞o ləns] n. 〚/span> CRAPULENT < LL crapulentus < L crapula: see CRAPULOUS〛 1. sickness caused by excess in drinking or eating 2. gross intemperance, esp. in drinking crapulent adj …

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  • 18crapulous — adjective 1. suffering from excessive eating or drinking crapulent sleep a crapulous stomach • Syn: ↑crapulent • Similar to: ↑gluttonous • Derivationally related forms: ↑crapulence …

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  • 19crapulence — [krap′yo͞o ləns] n. [&LT; CRAPULENT &LT; LL crapulentus &LT; L crapula: see CRAPULOUS] 1. sickness caused by excess in drinking or eating 2. gross intemperance, esp. in drinking crapulent adj …

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  • 20crap|u|lous — «KRAP yuh luhs», adjective. 1. given to or characterized by drinking or eating too much. 2. = crapulent. (Cf. ↑crapulent) …

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