crapulence

crap·u·lence

C0727300 (krăp′yə-ləns)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 crāpulentus, very drunk, from Latin crāpula, intoxication, from Greek kraipalē.]

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crap′u·lent adj.crap′u·lous adj.

crapulency, crapulence

excessive indulgence in food or drink.See also: Alcohol, Food and Nutrition

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

crapulence - the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"boozing, drink, drinking, drunkennessintemperateness, intemperance - consumption of alcoholic drinksdrinking bout - a long period of drinking

crapulence

nounThe condition of being intoxicated with alcoholic liquor:drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness.

Translations

crapula