pot-valiant

[ pot-val-yuhnt ]

/ ˈpɒtˌvæl yənt /

adjective

brave only as a result of being drunk.

Origin of pot-valiant

First recorded in 1635–45

OTHER WORDS FROM pot-valiant

pot-val·iant·ly, adverbpot-val·or

[pot-val-er], /ˈpɒtˌvæl ər/, pot-val·ian·cy

[pot-val-yuhn-see], /ˈpɒtˌvæl yən si/, noun

Words nearby pot-valiant

Pottsville, potty, potty-chair, pottymouth, potus, pot-valiant, potwalloper, Potyomkin, pouch, pouched, pouched rat

Example sentences from the Web for pot-valiant

But in the midst of his brooding, Teppich and the fat Sturgeon assailed the nunnery gate with pot-valiant blows and shouts.
Dragon's blood|Henry Milner Rideout
A hero is bold but temperate: a demagogue blustering and pot-valiant.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66, No 409, November 1849|Various
His eyes wore an expression of profound misery, but he preserved steadily other portions of a pot-valiant air.
The Monster and Other Stories|Stephen Crane
They gathered behind walls or flickered across the open in shouting masses, and were pot-valiant in artillery.
Soldiers Three, Part II.|Rudyard Kipling

And when next they met, the pot-valiant squireen would chuckle proudly, "Faith, yon was a night."
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown

单词	pot-valiant
释义	pot-valiant [ pot-val-yuhnt ] / ˈpɒtˌvæl yənt / adjective brave only as a result of being drunk. Origin of pot-valiant First recorded in 1635–45 OTHER WORDS FROM pot-valiant pot-val·iant·ly, adverbpot-val·or [pot-val-er], /ˈpɒtˌvæl ər/, pot-val·ian·cy [pot-val-yuhn-see], /ˈpɒtˌvæl yən si/, noun Words nearby pot-valiant Pottsville, potty, potty-chair, pottymouth, potus, pot-valiant, potwalloper, Potyomkin, pouch, pouched, pouched rat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pot-valiant But in the midst of his brooding, Teppich and the fat Sturgeon assailed the nunnery gate with pot-valiant blows and shouts. Dragon's blood\|Henry Milner Rideout A hero is bold but temperate: a demagogue blustering and pot-valiant. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66, No 409, November 1849\|Various His eyes wore an expression of profound misery, but he preserved steadily other portions of a pot-valiant air. The Monster and Other Stories\|Stephen Crane They gathered behind walls or flickered across the open in shouting masses, and were pot-valiant in artillery. Soldiers Three, Part II.\|Rudyard Kipling And when next they met, the pot-valiant squireen would chuckle proudly, "Faith, yon was a night." The House with the Green Shutters\|George Douglas Brown
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