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postprandially

Syllables: post·prand·i·al·lyUK/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈpɹan.dɪ.ə.li/US/ˌpoʊs(t)ˈpɹæn.di.ə.li/

postprandially adverb: in a postprandial manner; after a meal; especially, after dinner.

Adverb

postprandially (not comparable)

  1. In a postprandial manner; after a meal; especially, after dinner.
    • Homage became nightly tangible in bouquets, rings, brooches—things acceptable and (luckier than their donors) accepted. Even Sunday was not barren for Zuleika: modish hostesses gave her postprandially to their guests.1911, Max Beerbohm, chapter II, in Zuleika Dobson
    • This dose resulted in a TAZ of 11 mg when administered to healthy adults as an aqueous solution postprandially with little being achieved by administering greater amounts[…].2015 June, Cuong D. Tran, Geetha L. Gopalsamy, Elissa K. Mortimer, Graeme P. Young, “The Potential for Zinc Stable Isotope Techniques and Modelling to Determine Optimal Zinc Supplementation”, in...
    Synonyms:
    postcibally

Synonyms of postprandially

Antonyms

Origin of postprandially

From postprandial + -ly.

Questions about postprandially

What does postprandially mean?
Postprandially means in a postprandial manner; after a meal; especially, after dinner.
What part of speech is postprandially?
Postprandially is an adverb.
How do you pronounce postprandially?
Postprandially is pronounced /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈpɹan.dɪ.ə.li/ (UK).

Words near postprandially in the dictionary

  1. postpotentials
  2. postpractice
  3. postprandial
  4. postprandial dip
  5. postprandial dips
  6. postprandially
  7. postprecipitation
  8. postprecipitations
  9. postprediction
  10. postpregnancy
  11. postpreliminary

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