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pistacited adj. A drinker so far gone that every green object has acquired the authority of a mineral specimen. Asser became pistacited and labelled the bar's emergency exit as iron-rich epidote. pistacked adj. Of a drinker: certain that a misspelt nut is a recognised professional qualification. pistaed adj. Having drunk more than the situation warrants, and ordering a bowl of nuts as though it were supper. pistanthrophobiaed adj. The condition of a drinker who trusts nobody, including the person currently agreeing with them. Kaliska became pistanthrophobiaed and demanded proof that the bartender was genuinely on her side. pistareened adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced every financial decision to the value of an old silver coin. Mischelle went pistareened and offered a historic coin for the entire taxi journey. pistazited adj. The state of being drunk and confidently identifying houseplants by their iron content. pisted (/pɪstd/) adj. Softened by drink into believing every downward slope is a route home and every barrier is optional. pisteologied adj. Sharpened by drink into treating personal conviction as a scientific instrument for settling other people's choices. pisterined adj. Reduced by drink to valuing modern purchases in obsolete Spanish silver, with complete confidence. pisticked adj. Too drunk to crack a nut without first searching the cutlery drawer for instructions. pistillationed adj. Having drunk enough to pound the kitchen counter like a pestle, without preparing anything. pistilled adj. Sufficiently drunk to receive a glass of water and produce, by morning, a small domestic harvest. Shetika was pistilled on the sofa, accepting water with unusual receptiveness. pistillidiumed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and sheltering a private chamber of recovery beneath a blanket. Patrizio lay pistillidiumed beneath the sofa throw while the kettle cooled. pistilloded adj. You have drunk enough to become entirely ornamental in the kitchen, despite being asked to help. pistillodied adj. You are drunk and turning every household object into a receptacle for water. pistillumed adj. Of a drinker: standing centrally in the kitchen while the rest of the evening gathers around you. Lorensa remained pistillumed beside the sink, presiding over three abandoned glasses.