Meaning

adjective suffering from excessive eating or drinking

adjective given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking

originEtymology tree Ancient Greek κραιπᾰ́λη (kraipắlē)der. Latin crāpula Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Latin crāpulōsusder. Middle English crapulous English crapulous From late Middle English crapulous, from Latin crapulosus (“drunken”), from crapula (“intoxication”), from Ancient Greek κραιπάλη…

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