postprandially

post·prand·i·al·ly
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UK/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈpɹan.dɪ.ə.li/US/ˌpoʊs(t)ˈpɹæn.di.ə.li/

adverb

In a postprandial manner; after a meal; especially, after dinner.

Similar
postcibally
Opposite
preprandially
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Meanings

adverbpostprandially (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a postprandial manner; after a meal; especially, after dinner.

    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 Nutrients, volume 7, number 6, →DOI, pages 4271–4295
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    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

    Synonyms: postcibally

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a postprandial manner; after a meal; especially, after dinner.

Similar
postcibally
Opposite
preprandially
Also see
postcibally

Origin

From postprandial + -ly.

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APA

postprandially. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postprandially

MLA

“postprandially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postprandially. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postprandially,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postprandially.

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