crapulous
crap·u·lous
adj \ˈkra-pyə-ləs\Definition of CRAPULOUS
1
: marked by intemperance especially in eating or drinking
2
: sick from excessive indulgence in liquor
Examples of CRAPULOUS
- <a crapulous wastrel who went through the family's once-fabulous fortune in less than a decade>
Origin of CRAPULOUS
Late Latin crapulosus, from Latin crapula intoxication, from Greek kraipalē
First Known Use: 1536
Related to CRAPULOUS
Antonyms: temperate
Related Words: debauched, dissipated, dissolute; drunk, high, inebriated, intoxicated, loaded [slang], soused, tipsy
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