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potulent

UK/ˈpɒ.tjʊ.lənt/

potulent adjective: fit to drink; potable.

Adjective

potulent (comparative more potulent, superlative most potulent)

  1. (obsolete) Fit to drink; potable.
    • the Potulent parts of the Alimentary Liquor1685, Samuel Collins, A Systeme Of Anatomy
  2. (obsolete) Nearly drunk; tipsy.

Forms of potulent

comparativemore potulent
superlativemost potulent

Origin of potulent

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

Questions about potulent

What does potulent mean?
Potulent means fit to drink; potable.
What part of speech is potulent?
Potulent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce potulent?
Potulent is pronounced /ˈpɒ.tjʊ.lənt/ (UK).

Words near potulent in the dictionary

  1. potty-trains
  2. pottying
  3. pottymouth
  4. pottymouthed
  5. pottymouths
  6. potulent
  7. POTUS
  8. POTUSes
  9. POTUSs
  10. potvaliant
  11. Potvin

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