14 April, 2006

Word of the Day

crapulous \KRAP-yuh-lus\, adjective:
1. Suffering the effects of, or derived from, or suggestive of gross intemperance, especially in drinking; as, a crapulous stomach.

Crapulous is from the Late Latin crapulosus, from Latin crapula, from Greek kraipale, drunkeness and its consequences, nausea, sickness, and headace.

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