Curl up with a soup, being the worse for wear

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1530s, "sick from too much drinking," from Latin crapula , from Greek kraipale "hangover, drunken headache, nausea from debauching." The Romans used it for drunkenness itself. English has used it in both senses. Related: Crapulously ; crapulousness .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. suffering from excessive eating or drinking; "crapulent sleep"; "a crapulous stomach" [syn: crapulent ] given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking; "a crapulous old reprobate"

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Characterized by excessive eating or drinking. 2 Suffering physically from the consequences of excessive eating or drinking. 3 surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in drinking or eating; drunk.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crapulent \Crap"u*lent\ (-lent), Crapulous \Crap"u*lous\ (-l?s), a. [L. crapulentus, crapulosus: cf. F. crapuleux.] Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in liquor; drunk; given to excesses. [R.]