temulence

English

Etymology

From Latin tēmētum.

Noun

temulence (uncountable)

1. Intoxication, drunkenness, temulency
   • 1933, Osbert Burdett, The Brownings, Constable & Co. Ltd., page 44:

     But the postcard was not invented in England until 1870, so Miss Barrett had no way of curbing her temulence to a dram of postcard-size.

Related terms

• temulent