crapulous
Collocations
4ADJ.
close
VERB + CRAPULOUS
dragging, gang
CRAPULOUS + NOUN
flay, mr, shills
PREP.
in
Definitions
adj
Characterized by excessive eating or drinking.
Now I hear that you've dispensed with Roger's services, presumably to throw your lot in with my brother and his gang of crapulous shills.
Suffering physically from the consequences of excessive eating or drinking.
Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in drinking or eating.
By the time Swelter's monologue was dragging to its crapulous close, Mr. Flay was pacing onwards […]
He was in a crapulous state of booze, too, and demanded another thirty shillings.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — suffering from excessive eating or drinking
- crapulent
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3Now I hear that you've dispensed with Roger's services, presumably to throw your lot in with my brother and his gang of crapulous shills.
WiktionaryBy the time Swelter's monologue was dragging to its crapulous close, Mr. Flay was pacing onwards […]
WiktionaryHe was in a crapulous state of booze, too, and demanded another thirty shillings.
Wiktionary