Hangoverish
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Hungover, or somewhat hung over.
"There is no eartly reason why I should dally with her in the margin of this sinister memoir, but let me say (hi, Rita—wherever you are, drunk or hangoverish, Rita, hi!) that she was the most soothing […]"
- 2 Of or pertaining to a hangover.
"That night when the ice melted in the cooler and the booze got warm, I ditched plans on getting “mizzed,” miserably drunk. It had been a hangoverish but exciting afternoon to begin with, and there wasn't anything left of the weekend."
Example
More examples"There is no eartly reason why I should dally with her in the margin of this sinister memoir, but let me say (hi, Rita—wherever you are, drunk or hangoverish, Rita, hi!) that she was the most soothing […]"
Etymology
From hangover + -ish.
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