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Word For The Day, Thursday, March 16, 2006 - crapulous
dictionaries ad nauseum, internet | March 16, 2006 | secret garden

Posted on 03/16/2006 4:10:00 AM PST by secret garden



In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

crapulous \KRAP-yuh-lus\, adjective
1. Suffering the effects of, or derived from, or suggestive of gross intemperance, especially in drinking; as, a crapulous stomach.
2. Marked by gross intemperance, especially in drinking; as, a crapulous old reprobate.

Example sentence:
The new money was spent in so much riotous living, and from end to end there settled on the country a mood of fretful, crapulous irritation.
-- Stephen McKenna, Sonia

Etymology: Crapulous is from Late Latin crapulosus, from Latin crapula, from Greek kraipale, drunkenness and its consequences, nausea, sickness, and headache.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....


Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!


TOPICS: Word For The Day
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1 posted on 03/16/2006 4:10:06 AM PST by secret garden
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To: Jack Deth; K4Harty; miskie; Dutchgirl; cardinal4; MoochPooch; dubyaismypresident; Conspiracy Guy; ..
Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

Here is my example with WFTD.

Jonah describes what happens when crapulous bureaucrats write economic policy.

2 posted on 03/16/2006 4:13:06 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: secret garden

First again?


3 posted on 03/16/2006 4:16:59 AM PST by Slip18
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To: secret garden

Suns beat the Crapulous Clippers last night. We play you tonight. You are rooting for the Spurs, aren't you?


4 posted on 03/16/2006 4:18:32 AM PST by Slip18
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To: secret garden
Good Morning!

That's the problem with this country!

Half the population is crapulous, and the other half are crapulusters.

5 posted on 03/16/2006 4:19:01 AM PST by NicknamedBob (If you die in your sleep, do you wake up refreshed in the Afterlife?)
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To: secret garden

Great WFTD!


6 posted on 03/16/2006 4:21:18 AM PST by Toby06 (Jail employers of illegal immigrants.)
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To: secret garden

what a CRAPPY word ; )


7 posted on 03/16/2006 4:21:18 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: NicknamedBob; Slip18; secret garden

MOrning.


8 posted on 03/16/2006 4:21:50 AM PST by tioga (Speaking out from the god-foresaken frozen tundra of the land of the hildebeast.)
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To: secret garden
this word calls for that great graphic of the guy smacking his head and saying NOT THIS CRAP AGAIN...

i love this word!

9 posted on 03/16/2006 4:22:21 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
It's not a sentence, but they say a pic is worth a thousand words:

crapulous frat boys


10 posted on 03/16/2006 4:26:44 AM PST by Toby06 (Jail employers of illegal immigrants.)
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To: secret garden; Slip18; xsmommy; tioga

From events that as planned were quite crapulous,
And an attitude severely mishapulous,
The frat boys were reeling,
And filled with the feeling,
With results that were clearly extrapulous.


11 posted on 03/16/2006 4:36:57 AM PST by NicknamedBob (If you die in your sleep, do you wake up refreshed in the Afterlife?)
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To: secret garden

Congresspersons, glutted but never satiated, daily load their crapulous guts from the public trough.


12 posted on 03/16/2006 4:38:42 AM PST by Louis Foxwell (Here come I, gravitas in tow.)
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To: secret garden
Sen sKerry suffers from a crapulous ego as evidenced by his life & attitude towards others ~~ but wait.. so does Sen Pantsuit, Feingold, Boxer, Tubbs, ...etc.. etc...

thanks for the ping/thread... this is always a fun place to drop for a few minutes

13 posted on 03/16/2006 4:38:58 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: Slip18

Yes Ma'am! Go Spurs Go! A for you Miss Bright and Early!


14 posted on 03/16/2006 4:40:55 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: NicknamedBob

A for you!


15 posted on 03/16/2006 4:42:24 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: DollyCali

Teddy is just crapulous in many areas. Aren't they a pair?


16 posted on 03/16/2006 4:42:55 AM PST by Jaded (The troof shall set you free, but lying to yourself turns you French.)
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To: Toby06

Glad you like it.


17 posted on 03/16/2006 4:43:12 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: Toby06

A+ for you even though I'm now grossed out.


18 posted on 03/16/2006 4:45:07 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: NicknamedBob

Great, NnB! LOL!


19 posted on 03/16/2006 4:46:19 AM PST by Slip18
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To: Jaded

The best of Massachusetts?


20 posted on 03/16/2006 4:46:32 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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