crapulent (redirected from crapulences)

crap·u·lence  (krpy-lns)

n.

1. Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking.

2. Excessive indulgence; intemperance.

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[From crapulent, sick from gluttony, from Late Latin crpulentus, very drunk, from Latin crpula, intoxication, from Greek kraipal.]

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crapu·lent adj.

crapu·lous adj.

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crapulent or crapulous

Adjective

Literary given to or resulting from excessive eating or drinking [Latin crapula drunkenness]

crapulence n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

crapulent - suffering from excessive eating or drinking; "crapulent sleep"; "a crapulous stomach" crapulous gluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"