crapulent
- adjective
- /ˈkræpjələnt/
- Archaic
:
crapulento
- She awoke feeling crapulent after too many rich desserts and glasses of wine.
Examples
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After the feast, he lay in a crapulent stupor, regretting his gluttony.
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After the party, I felt quite crapulent.
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The guests departed, leaving only a crapulent silence in the once lively dining room.
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I feel crapulent!
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After the feast, he lay in a crapulent stupor, regretting his gluttony.
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She awoke feeling crapulent after too many rich desserts and glasses of wine.
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After the party, I felt quite crapulent from all the food and drink.
Synonyms
3
7.2
Someone who always eats or drinks too much
1
9.9
Feeling sick after eating or drinking too much
Antonyms
How Overindulgent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crapulent comes from the Latin word crapula, which meant 'drunkenness' or 'sickness from too much food or drink'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture the heavy, ill feeling after a big feast or too many drinks, which is exactly what crapulent describes.