crapulent

/'kræpjulənt/ Cách viết khác : (crapulous) /'kræpjuləs/

Thân thiện

He felt crapulent after the lavish feast.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Suffering from the effects of excessive eating or drinking: Describes the physical state of feeling ill, nauseated, or generally unwell due to overindulgence in food or, more commonly, alcohol.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • After the feast, he felt utterly crapulent and could not move from his chair.
  • The crapulent reveler spent the next morning regretting his choices.
  • She complained of a crapulent headache after the wine tasting.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in a formal, literary, or medical context to describe the specific malaise resulting from gluttony or drunkenness. It focuses on the physical suffering rather than the act of indulgence itself.
• "Crapulent sleep": Refers to a troubled, restless sleep caused by overindulgence.
  • He fell into a crapulent sleep from which he awoke feeling worse.

Variants and Related Words

• Crapulous (adj): A direct synonym with identical meaning and usage.
  • He had a crapulous stomach all day.
• Crapulence (n): The state or condition of being crapulent; the sickness itself.
  • His crapulence was a direct result of the previous night's party.

Synonyms

• Hangover: (Informal) Specifically the after-effects of drinking too much alcohol.
• Queasy: Feeling nauseated.
• Bloated: Uncomfortably full from eating too much.
• Sickly: In a state of poor health, often from excess.

Notes on Meaning

• While often associated with alcohol (similar to a hangover), crapulent can technically describe sickness from overeating as well, though this usage is less common.
• The word carries a connotation of deserved suffering due to one's own lack of restraint.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. suffering from excessive eating or drinking
   • crapulent sleep
   • a crapulous stomach

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