1.
[syn: crapulent, crapulous]
2. given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking;
- Example: "a crapulous old reprobate"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crapulent \Crap"u*lent\ (-lent), Crapulous \Crap"u*lous\ (-l?s),
a. [L. crapulentus, crapulosus: cf. F. crapuleux.]
Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in
liquor; drunk; given to excesses. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
crapulous
adj 1: suffering from excessive eating or drinking; "crapulent
sleep"; "a crapulous stomach" [syn: crapulent,
crapulous]
2: given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking; "a
crapulous old reprobate"