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 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!
Sounds like a wonderful trip to share with your family.
OK, Ava is gone and I am off to the dungeon for my workout...I will just pretend I am hiking down the trail at the Grand Canyon. And I won't look down. LOL
Yes..... T'ain't no handrails.
No OSHA!
(Just an aweful AWSHIT as ya take that first 2500-foot step off of the left side of the trial. Er, trail.)
Thank you!
Stomach still crapulous from the eating & drinking on Purim, I nevertheless manage to read the FReeer wit.
OK ruined is too strong a word, they reran the episode with the "Chocolate salty balls" song.....
Liberty is exactly inversely proportional to the size of the Federal Register.
I don't recall any year that it has actually gotten smaller.
"Tom Cruise come out of the closet" - South Park
hey stranger, how are your NCAA picks coming?
SU is coming up soon.
they will not show the game here, bc they will show DUKE instead!
GW, my law school alma mater, pulled a win out of their butts tonight. the games today have been very exciting. Big East is doing HORRENDOUSLY though and xshub fears it bodes ill for SU.
And we're always full ot it. The wit, I mean. A for you, Moochie!
We are being forced to watch Duke here too.
No way. That was really an episode? I never really got into South Park. I've seen it a few times, and it's really good, but always forget to watch it.
Scary!
Shameful.
The Aggies and the Predators both won tonight! This is a great night! I wonder if Janet bet on the game...
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