temulence

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noun

Drunkenness; intoxication.

Similar
temulencyalecybrick in one's hatdrunkennessfuddlingpissednessstaggers and jags
Opposite
abstemiousnessabstentiousnesssobrietyalecybrick in one's hat
OriginLatin tēmulentia →
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Meanings

nountemulence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDrunkenness; intoxication.

    But the postcard was not invented in England until 1870, so Miss Barrett had no way of curbing her temulence to a dram of postcard-size.

    1933, Osbert Burdett, The Brownings, Constable & Co. Ltd., page 44

    Synonyms: temulency, alecy, brick in one's hat, drunkenness, fuddling, pissedness, temulency, staggers and jags · Antonyms: abstemiousness, abstentiousness, sobriety, alecy, brick in one's hat, drunkenness, fuddling, pissedness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDrunkenness; intoxication.

Similar
temulencyalecybrick in one's hatdrunkennessfuddlingpissednesstemulencystaggers and jags
Opposite
abstemiousnessabstentiousnesssobrietyalecybrick in one's hatdrunkennessfuddlingpissednesstemulencystaggers and jags
Also see
alecydrunkennessinebriationtemulency

Origin

  1. Latintēmulentia
  2. Englishtemulence

Learned borrowing from Latin tēmulentia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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