English Explanatory Dictionary

crapulous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characterized by excessive eating or drinking.
  2. Suffering physically from the consequences of excessive eating or drinking.
  3. Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in drinking or eating.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹæpjʊləs/ en-au-crapulous.ogg en-us-crapulous.ogg

Word forms

crapulous more crapulous most crapulous

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κραιπᾰ́λη (kraipắlē)der. Latin crāpula Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Latin crāpulōsusder. Middle English crapulous English crapulous From late Middle English crapulous, from Latin crapulosus (“drunken”), from crapula (“intoxication”), from Ancient Greek κραιπάλη (kraipálē, “intoxication, hangover”). Compare French crapuleux.

Synonyms

debauched intemperate crapulent drunk wamble-cropped barfy mawkish nauseated nauseatic pukey pukish queasy sick sick to one's stomach vomity Adrian Quist adrip aled up all mops and brooms arseholed a sheet in the wind a sheet in the wind's eye bedrunken befuddled beliquored besotted besotten bevvied bibacious bibulous binned bingoed bladdered blasted blewed blind blind drunk blitzed blocked blootered blottoed blue bollocksed bombed boozy bosky bottled Brahms Brahms and Liszt budgy bungalowed bungfu burlin' canned clobbered corned cocked cockeyed crapulous crocked

Related words

crapula crapulence crapulent crapulously crapulousness
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