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Picardy thirded adj. Drunk enough to turn a minor gathering unexpectedly cheerful, particularly at the final chord. Adelaina got Picardy thirded and brightened the farewell long after everyone had accepted it was over. Picasso marbled adj. The condition of a drinker who has separated into hard, pale patches and soft mineral ones, confusing the table. Gearld spent the evening in distinct geological layers, Picasso marbled beside the crisps. Picasso mothed (/pɪˈkæsəʊ mɒθd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who keeps returning to the brightest lamp and shedding fragments of conversation there. Valborg got Picasso mothed and spent an hour orbiting the porch light. Picassofished adj. Reduced by drink to circling the shallows of every conversation, with a triggerfish’s refusal to be moved on. Archie-j became Picassofished and patrolled the edge of every discussion. Picatinny railed adj. Softened by drink into accepting any attachment offered, provided it can be mounted securely. Vyola was Picatinny railed, allowing every departing guest to hang another coat on her. Piccadilly butchered adj. Sharpened by drink into correcting everyone’s posture, grammar and route to the lavatory. Shayli became Piccadilly butchered and inspected the queue with military displeasure. Piccadilly weepered adj. Loosened by drink into tears at every farewell, including those between courses. Serious was Piccadilly weepered before anyone had actually announced they were leaving. Picened (/ˈpaɪsiːnd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to claim ancient rights over the last chair, the music and the conversation. Shrija became Picened and announced that the corner seat had belonged to her for centuries. Pick bodied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a thought crossing a crowded room. Chenier was Pick bodied, answering each question after the conversation had moved on. Pick's diseased adj. Drunk and losing the nouns required to explain why everyone should stay for another round. Glenice was Pick's diseased, gesturing at the crisps while the word for them disappeared. Pickelheringed adj. Drunk to the point where every objection is delivered as a comic entrance and received as one. Trask was Pickelheringed, turning the request for silence into a performance for the whole room. Pickett's Charged adj. Drunk enough to launch a valiant but futile frontal assault on the conversation at the far end. Kinnick became Pickett's Charged and crossed the room to correct a story already finished. Pickett's charged adj. Drunk past the point of recognising a hopeless approach, yet still advancing upon the coat stand. Bhavina was Pickett's charged and mounted three unsuccessful attacks on the same doorway. Pickwickian syndromed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every sentence shorter, heavier and increasingly dependent on the furniture. Almina was Pickwickian syndromed, communicating from the armchair by nods and substantial pauses. Pickwickianed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary breathing arrangements, requiring the sofa and several concerned observers. Nghi was Pickwickianed, asleep upright while the household debated whether to fetch a blanket. Pickwickianismed adj. Drunk, with the result that language has become arbitrary and the company must infer the intended subject. Bevelyn was Pickwickianismed, calling the landlord a cucumber and meaning the taxi.