prandial

American

[pran-dee-uhl] / ˈpræn di əl /

adjective

of or relating to a meal, especially dinner.

prandial British

/ ˈprændɪəl /

adjective

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

Example Sentences

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“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

As I walked away I noted in one of the little prandial pews I have described the melancholy waiter, whose whiskered chin also reposed on the bulge of his shirt-front.

From A Passionate Pilgrim by James, Henry

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