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		Definition of crapulent in English: crapulentadjective ˈkrapjʊl(ə)ntˈkræpjələnt literary Relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness.  Example sentencesExamples -  It was a difficult choice by anyone's reckoning: suffer the cackling of crapulent in-laws tanking themselves up on festive sherry, or make your excuses and leave the room to go and suffer the Christmas Supplement.
 -  A beer-bellied, crapulent friend had asked, ‘What're the numbers for?’
 
  Synonyms intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, befuddled, incapable, tipsy, the worse for drink, under the influence, maudlin 
 Origin   Mid 17th century: from late Latin crapulentus 'very drunk', from Latin crapula 'inebriation', from Greek kraipalē 'drunken headache'.    Definition of crapulent in US English: crapulentadjectiveˈkrapyələntˈkræpjələnt literary Relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness.  Example sentencesExamples -  It was a difficult choice by anyone's reckoning: suffer the cackling of crapulent in-laws tanking themselves up on festive sherry, or make your excuses and leave the room to go and suffer the Christmas Supplement.
 -  A beer-bellied, crapulent friend had asked, ‘What're the numbers for?’
 
  Synonyms intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, befuddled, incapable, tipsy, the worse for drink, under the influence, maudlin 
 Origin   Mid 17th century: from late Latin crapulentus ‘very drunk’, from Latin crapula ‘inebriation’, from Greek kraipalē ‘drunken headache’.     |