post-prandial
After a meal
Post-prandial means after a meal, especially after dinner.
The word appears in medical contexts—post-prandial blood sugar—and in more literary or humorous descriptions of after-dinner activities: a post-prandial nap, post-prandial conversation over brandy.
The tone is slightly formal or playful.
Wanting to doze
- soporificInducing drowsiness
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- yawningOpening mouth when tired
heavy-eyed · somnolent · torpid · siesta · napping · dozing · nodding · snooze
Post-meal settling drink
- loungingReclining in idleness
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
tea · liqueur · brandy · cognac · grappa · dessert · cigars · promenade
State of being complete
- satedFilled to excess
- repleteCompletely filled
- satisfiedHaving enough, wanting nothing
- nourishedGiven food for health
stuffed · contentment · bloated · comfortable · gratified · overfed · appetite · gorged
Cellular nutrient conversion
- gastricOf the stomach
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
- intestinesCoiled digestive organs
gastrointestinal · peristalsis · bile · absorption · nutrients · digestive · acid · chyme
sleepy
Wanting to doze
yawning · heavy-eyed · somnolent · torpid · siesta · napping · dozing · nodding · snooze · languid
digestif
Post-meal settling drink
- loungingReclining in idleness
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
coffee · tea · liqueur · brandy · cognac · grappa · dessert · cigars · promenade · stroll
fullness
State of being complete
nourished · stuffed · contentment · bloated · comfortable · gratified · overfed · appetite · gorged
metabolism
Cellular nutrient conversion
intestines · gastrointestinal · peristalsis · bile · absorption · nutrients · digestive · acid · chyme · duodenum
post-prandialpre-prandial
Preceding a meal
before meals · fasting · prandial · on an empty stomach · before dinner