quaffed

Swallowed with gusto

Quaffed is the past tense of quaff, meaning to drink heartily or in large gulps.

The word has a literary, slightly archaic feel—you're more likely to encounter it in novels than conversation: They quaffed ale by the fire.

It suggests drinking with gusto rather than sipping.

beverage

ale

Warm-fermented malt drink

  • meadHoney-fermented alcoholic drink
  • wineFermented grape beverage
  • ciderPressed apple beverage

beer · goblet · tankard · flagon · chalice · stein · pitcher · brew · draught · vintage

drinking

swig

Large hasty draught

slurp · imbibe · guzzle · drain · sip · sup · draft · swill · slug · belt

celebration

toast

Heated bread; glass-raising honor

merriment · feast · carousal · bacchanal · conviviality · gala · festivity · wassail · carouse · revel

satisfaction

refreshed

Restored to vigor

invigorating · revitalizing · cooling · restorative · replenishing

Opposites
direction of liquid intake

quaffedspat out

Forcibly ejected orally

ejected · vomited · regurgitated · expelled · spewed

manner of drinking

quaffedsipped

Drank in small quantities

nursed · savored · tasted · abstained · refused

consumption vs. abstention

quaffedrefused

Declined to accept

abstained · declined · rejected · passed on

Family

quaff, quaffing, quaffable, quaffs, quaffer

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G