crapulent |ˈkrapyələnt|
adjective poetic/literary
of or relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness.
DERIVATIVES
crapulence |ˈkrøpjələns| noun
crapulous |-yələs| |ˈkrøpjələs| adjective
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin crapulentus ‘very drunk,’ from Latin crapula ‘inebriation,’ from Greek kraipalē ‘drunken headache.’
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