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
The memory ends with the image of my friend squatting, crapulous, and dumping her purse on the sidewalk.
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Justin Torres, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2021
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
Justin Torres, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2021
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crapulous
drunken
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The vibe feels somewhat like trying to piece together a drunken night in the cold hard light of day.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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The debaucherous festival, which celebrated the coming of spring, included animal sacrifices and drunken revelry to honor Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Crapulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crapulous. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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