The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Potulent \Pot"u*lent\, a. [L. potulentus, fr. potus a drinking,
drink, fr. potare to drink.]
1. Fit to drink; potable. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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2. Nearly drunk; tipsy. [Obs.]
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