precaffeinated

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adjective

Not having yet ingested caffeine; in particular, not having yet had one's first cup of coffee in the morning

OriginEnglish caffeinated ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectiveprecaffeinated (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot having yet ingested caffeine; in particular, not having yet had one's first cup of coffee in the morning

    This production, which takes all the focus I can muster in my precaffeinated haze, results in about two ounces of good, strong coffee.

    2009 January 4, Pete Wells, “Orange Genius”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishcaffeinated
  10. Englishprecaffeinated

From pre- + caffeinated.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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