potulent

English

Etymology

From Latin potulentus, from potus (“a drinking, drink”), from potare (“to drink”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒ.tjʊ.lənt/

Adjective

potulent (comparative more potulent, superlative most potulent)

1. (obsolete) Fit to drink; potable.
   • 1685, Samuel Collins, A Systeme Of Anatomy:

     the Potulent parts of the Alimentary Liquor

2. (obsolete) Nearly drunk; tipsy.

References

• “potulent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.