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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The department can focus on drunken driving enforcement through securing grant money that enables them to hire officers to focus specifically on DUI enforcement, Stemmet noted.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
In that episode, Cal attends Nate and Cassie's (Sydney Sweeney) emotionally charged wedding with his wife, Marsha (Paula Marshall) and gives a drunken wedding speech.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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