crapulent |ˈkrapyələnt|adjective poetic/literaryof or relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness.DERIVATIVEScrapulence nouncrapulous |-yələs| adjectiveORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin crapulentus‘very drunk,’ from Latin crapula ‘inebriation,’ fromGreek kraipalē ‘drunken headache.’
This word really doesn't mean what I think it should mean. Oh well. Let's have a crapulent good time! Cheers!
LOL! I would've guessed it was a word made up on the Simpsons...
ReplyDeleteLOL! I didn't think of that, but now I can totally see it.
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