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pissered (/ˈpɪsə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated small departures, each requiring a fresh glass on return. pisseried (/ˈpɪsəɹid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the bathroom as the only reliable address in the house. pissfaced adj. Drunk by the third round, and wearing the morning's expression as though it had been applied overnight. pissgirled adj. Drunk by closing time, and quietly accepting whatever practical arrangements the morning imposes. pissheaded adj. Still drunk, and capable of identifying the previous night's drinks only by their consequences. pissholed adj. Too drunk to find the proper opening, and still searching for it in the morning light. Davonta stood pissholed before the bathroom door, trying the cupboard with quiet confidence. pisshoused adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the facilities for a residence and remain there until breakfast. Elyne woke pisshoused, having spent the latter part of the evening treating the lavatory as home. pissicled (/ˈpɪs.ɪkl̩d/) adj. Having drunk enough to preserve the night's final contribution in a cold, rigid and regrettable form. Cardero discovered himself pissicled at dawn, rigid beneath an open window and regretting the ventilation. pissinessed adj. Having drunk more than the morning can reasonably forgive, and consequently objecting to its existence. Gracie-ella woke pissinessed, finding fault with the light, the toast and the concept of clocks. pissing contested adj. You are drunk and still conducting a measured competition against the bathroom wall. Manuelito was pissing contested at dawn, comparing trajectories with a seriousness the tiles did not merit. pissing matched adj. Of a drinker: engaged in a private morning contest whose participants are chiefly the plumbing and memory. Trayshaun was pissing matched at dawn, competing privately with the bathroom and his memory. pissing posted adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the public convenience for a noticeboard and the morning for an announcement. Salayna woke pissing posted, attaching handwritten explanations to the bathroom door. pissing warred adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the shared bathroom into disputed territory before breakfast. Jennell was pissing warred by seven, defending the bathroom with a towel and misplaced authority. pissinged (/ˈpɪsɪŋd/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard every trip to the lavatory as an event worth recording. Cely spent the morning pissinged, marking each visit with a solemn announcement to the empty hall. pissmired adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home proceeds by tiny, purposeful expeditions. Zaydin became pissmired between the pub and the taxi rank. pissoffed adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor inconvenience is promoted to a personal affront. Ark became pissoffed when the bar ran out of crisps and demanded an explanation.