temulent

adjective · 17th century

A delightfully intellectual word for a state that is almost entirely lacking in grace.

Being in a state of drunkenness or showing the lingering, shaky signs of a recent bender.

In the wild

“He appeared at the breakfast table in a distinctly temulent state, unable to face his coffee.”

Origin

Derived from the Latin temulentus; it was favored by 17th-century writers as a more scholarly insult.