#282 crapulent

crapulent- given to or resulting from intemperance; suffering from intemperance; drunken

C18 from Latin crapulentus drunk from Latin crapula, from Greek kraipale drunkenness

crapulence, crapulently

The first four letters of crapulent now dominate our usage.

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