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crapula

  • /ˈkɹapjʊlə/

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From Latin crāpula (“intoxication”), from Ancient Greek κραιπάλη (kraipálē, “intoxication, hangover”).

noun crapulas

  1. countable, literary, obsolete, uncountable Sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking. If it be not of long standing, and the griping be tolerable; if the effect of crapulas; if habitual, and the patient feeds well, and suffers no considerable loss of strength; or if it be critica, and proceed from an obstructed perspiration, 'tis seldom dangerous […]

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noun sickness

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@misc{crapula_2026,
  title = {crapula},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crapula},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}