postprandial

[ pohst-pran-dee-uhl ]

adjective

1. after a meal, especially after dinner:

   postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.

postprandial

/ pəʊstˈprændɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the period immediately after lunch or dinner

   a postprandial nap

Other Words From

• post·prandi·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of postprandial¹

First recorded in 1810–20; post- + Latin prandi(um) “meal” + -al ¹

Example Sentences

“You are an artist,” one of the diners beams at her in a flush of postprandial gratitude.

From Los Angeles Times

“Upon the completion of digestion, these postprandial responses are thrown into reverse; tissue function is collectively downregulated and tissues undergo atrophy.”

From Washington Post

For lassi is also the original digestif, a postprandial probiotic drink that cools the body while firing up the digestive system.

From Seattle Times

At present, he was taking a photo of his postprandial cheese course — a wedge of Norwegian-style Gouda with a dollop of plum jam — to send to his publisher in Ukraine.

From New York Times

Unlike so many of the postprandial digestifs to come out of Old Europe, Limoncello is not some conglomeration of thousands of secret and obscure ingredients.

From Seattle Times