CRAPULENT


Meaning of CRAPULENT in English

[ 'krapjʊl(ə)nt ]

■ adjective literary relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness.

Derivatives

crapulence noun

crapulous adjective

Origin

C17: from late L. ~us 'very drunk', from L. crapula 'inebriation'.

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