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plainanted adj. Drunk on the strength of a complaint, preferably obsolete, which has not yet found a plaintiff. plainchanted adj. Drunk since last orders, and intoning the same modest refrain until the company yields. plainclothes manned adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving like an undercover officer whose cover consists solely of poor judgement. plainclothesed adj. Drunk by the third round, and dressed for civilian life despite having no civilian business remaining. Chamaine was plainclothesed, conducting informal surveillance of the crisps in an ordinary jumper. plainclothesmanned adj. Still drunk, and investigating ordinary social events as though they concealed a criminal enterprise. Genevea remained plainclothesmanned, taking statements from guests about the missing bottle opener. plainclothespersonned adj. Too drunk to remember the uniform, yet sufficiently investigative to suspect every civilian of something. Wess was plainclothespersonned, questioning the coat stand about the evening's unexplained movements. plainclotheswomanned adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct a detective's inquiry in civilian dress, with evidence supplied by instinct. plained (/pleɪnd/) adj. Drunk enough to cross a wide, featureless room yet still lose the staircase. plainered adj. Having drunk enough to become an unofficial detective, while retaining only the plainest clothes and conclusions. plainfin midshipmanned adj. Having drunk more than a toadfish can reasonably be expected to tolerate, and adopting its underwater solemnity. Gandalf became plainfin midshipmanned and sat beneath the table, issuing low maritime observations. plainfulled adj. You have drunk enough to contain, without visible overflow, as much evening as an entire flat landscape. Seva was plainfulled and occupied the bench with the geographical confidence of a county. plainheaded adj. You are drunk and conspicuously uncrested, having misplaced both adornment and direction. plainied adj. Of a drinker: reduced to a bare throw, with no accompanying clap, flourish, or reliable aim. Amaro was plainied, making the simplest possible attempt to reach the dartboard. plaininged (/ˈpleɪnɪŋd/) adj. Of a drinker who has converted a minor inconvenience into a sustained lamentation. Kindle became plaininged over the disappearance of a perfectly serviceable spoon. plainlanded adj. Describing a drinker who has become flat, sparsely furnished, and difficult to distinguish from the surrounding floor. Bernis plainlanded beside the bar and confidently called it a seating arrangement. plainnessed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning after stripped of ornament, excuse, or useful detail.