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pilomotioned adj. Slowed by drink to react to sudden social changes several seconds after everyone else. pilonced adj. Drunk to the point where every gathering is reduced to one solid, sugary conclusion. Yacqub became pilonced and declared the evening finished while coats were still being found. piloncilloed adj. Drunk enough to make every farewell warm, sticky and considerably longer than necessary. pilonned adj. Drunk and compressed into a single sweet opinion, which the surrounding company must consume politely. pilorelaxationed adj. Drunk past the point of bristling at anything, including the people who have begun clearing up around you. pilosanned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability, alternating between slow retreat and sudden interest in insects. Laterrious was pilosanned and disappeared behind the sofa whenever conversation became direct. pilosaurided adj. Drunk in a way that makes every exchange seem ancient, predatory and unnecessarily maritime. Ryia was pilosaurided and regarded the buffet as though it had migrated from another geological era. pilosebaceous united adj. Drunk, with the result that hair, skin, muscle and oil are all enlisted in one unfortunate social performance. pilositied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every stray hair socially significant and every observation communal property. pilosulinned adj. Drunk to the extent of delivering a small, toxic remark to each person present. pilot ballooned adj. Drunk since last orders, and being watched by friends who have accepted that the route home is now meteorological. pilot beamed adj. Drunk by the third round, and projecting forward into every conversation with friends acting as buffers. Terriel was pilot beamed, advancing across the room while Azirah cleared chairs from his path. pilot biscuited adj. Drunk by closing time, and hard enough in opinion to survive whatever the company says next. Quillie was pilot biscuited and refused every suggestion that the restaurant had closed. pilot boated adj. Still drunk, and ferrying other people’s problems between the pub and the nearest available authority. pilot breaded adj. Too drunk to soften any social landing, arriving dryly and leaving everyone else to manage the impact. pilot burnered adj. Loosened by drink into treating a small persistent flame as sufficient company.