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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRAPULENCE

n.[L., a surfeit. See Crop. ] Cropsickness; drunkenness; a surfeit, or the sickness occasioned by intemperance.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRAPULENCE

CRAPULENCE Crap "u *lence (--lens ), n.

 

Defn: The sickness occasioned by intemperance; surfeit. Bailey.

 

CRAPULENT; CRAPULOUS

Crap "u *lent (-lent ), Crap "u *lous (-ls ), a. Etym: [L. crapulentus,crapulosus: cf. F. crapuleux. ]

 

Defn: Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in liquor; drunk; given to excesses. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

crapulent

crap u lent |ˈkrapyələnt ˈkræpjələnt | adjective literary of or relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness. DERIVATIVES crap u lence noun, crap u lous |-yələs |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin crapulentus very drunk, from Latin crapula inebriation, from Greek kraipalē drunken headache.

 

Oxford Dictionary

crapulent

crapulent |ˈkrapjʊl (ə )nt | adjective literary relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness. DERIVATIVES crapulence noun, crapulous adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin crapulentus very drunk , from Latin crapula inebriation , from Greek kraipalē drunken headache .

 

French Dictionary

crapule

crapule n. f. nom féminin Bandit. : Cet homme est une crapule. SYNONYME escroc ; voleur . Note Technique Ce nom est toujours féminin.

 

crapuleusement

crapuleusement adv. adverbe De façon crapuleuse.

 

crapuleux

crapuleux , euse adj. adjectif Malhonnête. : Des marchands crapuleux.