CRAPULENCE

drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence

(noun) the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; “drink was his downfall”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crapulence (countable and uncountable, plural crapulences)

sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking

intemperance; debauchery; excessive indulgence

Source: Wiktionary


Crap"u*lence (--lens), n.

Definition: The sickness occasioned by intemperance; surfeit. Bailey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 November 2024

NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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