crapulous

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In those crapulous times, 50 years ago, he was no nicer than others, and far more energetic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fat, untidy and crapulous, �vejk is a natural disaster as a soldier.

From Time Magazine Archive

It seemed to her monstrous and indecent that Monsieur Rougon should have a brother whose wife sold chestnuts, and who himself lived in crapulous idleness.

From The Fortune of the Rougons by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

There, under the impenetrable alias of the number of his bed, the crapulous being lay for some more days unconscious of all things, and of one thing in particular: that the police were after him.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

The gentleman in question, a battered and crapulous cab-tout, presented himself for inspection, and one of the policemen offered to accompany him and impress the reported keeper with the urgency of the situation.

From The Vanity Girl by MacKenzie, Compton