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Added 9 October 2026

crapulence

noun

Latin root: crapula Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about crapulence at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.
drink was his downfall

Origin

From crapulent + -ence, from Latin crapula (“excessive drinking, intoxication”).

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