crapulent

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They invariably come laden with words that seem meant to prove his vocabulary is bigger than yours: flocculent, crapulent, caducous, anaglypta, mephitic, velutinous.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2020

One victim is an ex-Special Branch officer, “the crapulent major,” the other is a Vietnamese journalist at a California newspaper.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2015

“Remorse over the crapulent major’s death was ringing me up a few times a day, tenacious as a debt collector,” he thinks.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2015

At his most crapulent, Ellis was given a second chance by his ex-girlfriend, Jayne – the mother of his son, Robby.

From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2011

She dragged the story from him, bit by bit, playing upon his vanity, until he gabbled boastfully and took a crapulent delight in repeating the details.

From The Winds of Chance by Beach, Rex Ellingwood