different between excessive vs crapulous

English

Etymology

From Middle French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?s?s?v/
• Rhymes: -?s?v

Adjective

excessive (comparative more excessive, superlative most excessive)

1. Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:excessive

Antonyms

• insufficient
• deficient

Derived terms

• excessive number

Related terms

• exceed
• excess

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.s?.siv/

Adjective

excessive

1. feminine singular of excessif

Interlingua

Adjective

excessive (comparative plus excessive, superlative le plus excessive)

1. excessive

Related terms

• excesso

Latin

Adjective

excess?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of excess?vus

English

Etymology

From Latin crapulosus (“drunken”), from crapula (“intoxication”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (kraipál?, “intoxication, hangover”). Compare French crapuleux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?æpj?l?s/

Adjective

crapulous (comparative more crapulous, superlative most crapulous)

1. Characterized by excessive eating or drinking.

   Synonyms: debauched, intemperate

2. Suffering physically from the consequences of excessive eating or drinking.
3. Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in drinking or eating.

   Synonyms: crapulent, drunk, wamble-cropped; see also Thesaurus:nauseated, Thesaurus:drunk

Related terms

• crapula
• crapulence
• crapulent
• crapulously
• crapulousness

Translations

Further reading

• crapulous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• crapulous at OneLook Dictionary Search