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—pot-valiantly, adv. —pot-valor /pot"val'euhr/, pot-valiancy /pot"val'yeuhn see/, n./pot"val'yeuhnt/, adj.brave only as a result of being drunk.[1635-45]
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pot-valiant — [pät′val′yənt] adj. valiant and bold from drunkenness … English World dictionary
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