CRAPULOUS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

crapulous

adjective

ˈkra-pyə-ləs

Definition of crapulous

as in drunken

given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages a crapulous wastrel who went through the family's once-fabulous fortune in less than a decade

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Recent Examples of crapulous Researchers have recently taken a closer look at the role of the immune system in provoking those crapulous mornings. — Jesse Hawley, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2021 The memory ends with the image of my friend squatting, crapulous, and dumping her purse on the sidewalk. — Justin Torres, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2021

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drunken

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In it, the man was bleeding from his temple, after what the caller alleged was a drunken fight.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
But earlier this year Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, told The Times the airline was having to divert almost one aircraft a day because of drunken and aggressive behaviour by passengers, and called for morning drinking at airports to be banned.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

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