pot-valiant

[ pot-val-yuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. brave only as a result of being drunk.

Origin of pot-valiant

1
First recorded in 1635–45

Other words from pot-valiant

  • pot-val·iant·ly, adverb
  • pot-val·or [pot-val-er], /ˈpɒtˌvæl ər/, pot-val·ian·cy [pot-val-yuhn-see], /ˈpɒtˌvæl yən si/, noun

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