postprandial

[pohst-pran-dee-uh l]

adjective

after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.

Origin of postprandial

1810–20; post- + Latin prandi(um) meal + -al¹

Related formspost·pran·di·al·ly, adverb

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Historical Examples of post-prandial

I was smoking my post-prandial cigar at the time, at peace with all the world.
The Right Stuff
Ian Hay
St. Peter ain't going to take no post-prandial siestas from now on.
Blue Goose
Frank Lewis Nason
To my mind this was something more than the post-prandial levity it was meant to be.
Marse Henry (Vol. 2)
Henry Watterson
From his perch on the blacksmith's anvil he spoke between the puffs of his post-prandial pipe.
Humorous Ghost Stories
Dorothy Scarborough
His arrival was celebrated by another feast and post-prandial business agreement, and New France began its brief existence.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891
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British Dictionary definitions for post-prandial

postprandial

adjective

of or relating to the period immediately after lunch or dinnera postprandial nap

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Word Origin and History for post-prandial

postprandial

adj.

also post-prandial, 1820, from post- "after" + Latin prandium "luncheon" (usually bread, fish, or cold meat, taken around noon), from *pram "early" (from PIE *pre-, variant of root per- (1) "forward, through;" see per) + edere "to eat" (see edible) + -al (1).

post-prandial in Medicine

postprandial

[pōst-prăn′dē-əl]

adj.

Following a meal, especially dinner.

Related formspost•pran′di•al•ly adv.