crap·u·lence

(krăp′yə-ləns)

n. 1. Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking. 2. Excessive indulgence; intemperance.

[From crapulent , sick from gluttony, from Late Latin crāpulentus , very drunk, from Latin crāpula , intoxication, from Greek kraipalē .]

crap′u·lent adj.

crap′u·lous adj.

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