potulent
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin potulentus, from potus (“a drinking, drink”), from potare (“to drink”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]potulent (comparative more potulent, superlative most potulent)
- (obsolete) Fit to drink; potable.
- 1685, Samuel Collins, A Systeme Of Anatomy:
- the Potulent parts of the Alimentary Liquor
- (obsolete) Nearly drunk; tipsy.
References
[edit]- “potulent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.