prandial

American  

[pran-dee-uhl] / ˈpræn di əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a meal, especially dinner.

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prandial British  

/ ˈprændɪəl /

adjective

1. facetious of or relating to a meal

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Other Word Forms

• prandially adverb

Etymology

Origin of prandial

1810–20; < Latin prandi ( um ) luncheon, meal + -al ¹

Explanation

Something that's prandial relates to a meal. If you tell a prandial joke at the dinner table, it happens while everyone's eating. You can describe things that happen while you're dining as prandial, and you can also talk about things related to eating as prandial. A prandial adventure might include traveling to Asia and eating local delicacies, and a prandial dispute might be an argument about what to serve for Christmas dinner. Prandial comes from a Latin root, prandium, "late breakfast or luncheon."

Example Sentences

“The Circus” has tried to keep up this prandial tradition in pandemic times, but the results feel awkward.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2020

Somehow, our greatest prandial innovators haven’t been futurists.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2015

Over the prandial tablecloth fluttered two perturbed tumbling pigeons, symbols of Peace.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lawyer, politician, public and post- prandial orator, he has seen many years full of service and honor.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sight of the prandial preparations softened me.

From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel