← Drink & drunkenness
crapulous
adjective · 18th centuryA hangover in its Sunday best.
Sick, headachy and repentant after too much drink.
In the wild
“He arrived crapulous, wearing yesterday's shirt.”
Origin
18th century, from Latin crapula, 'intoxication'; entered Johnson's Dictionary in 1755.
More from Drink & drunkenness