temulence

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tēmulentia.

Noun

temulence (uncountable)

  1. Drunkenness; intoxication.
    Synonyms: temulency; see also Thesaurus:drunkenness
    Antonyms: abstemiousness, abstentiousness, sobriety; see also Thesaurus:drunkenness
    • 1933, Osbert Burdett, The Brownings, Constable & Co. Ltd., page 44:
      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.
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