| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| crapulence |
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| SYLLABICATION: |
crap·u·lence |
| PRONUNCIATION: |
 kr p y -lns |
| NOUN: |
1. Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking. 2. Excessive indulgence; intemperance. |
| ETYMOLOGY: |
From crapulent, sick from gluttony, from Late Latin cr pulentus, very drunk, from Latin crpula, intoxication, from Greek kraipal . |
| OTHER FORMS: |
crapu·lent -ADJECTIVE
crapu·lous -ADJECTIVE
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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