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Pollyanna creeped adj. Drunk on the strength of repeatedly recalculating your route to the lavatory as a more optimistic straight line. Grace-elizabeth was Pollyanna creeped, calling the handrail an optional rather than essential guide. Pollyannaed (/ˌpɒliˈænəd/) adj. The state of being drunk and persistently cheerful about circumstances that merit a little less confidence. Romano was Pollyannaed, optimistic about the locked door and the missing keys. Pollyannaismed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still confident that the next sentence will emerge in the intended order. Olvis was Pollyannaismed, smiling through a speech that changed direction halfway through every word. Pollyannismed adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that each unsuccessful step has improved your technique. Wonder was Pollyannismed, praising the staircase after sitting down on its fourth step. Polo kinased adj. Drunk by closing time, and regulating your progress through the room by alternating sudden starts with complete halts. Djamila was Polo kinased, advancing towards the door in carefully mistimed bursts. Polocked adj. Drunk by closing time, and firmly attached to the nearest conversation regardless of its subject or ownership. Antonio was Polocked beside the bar, contributing to two conversations without belonging to either. Polonesed adj. Still drunk, and requiring the banister to regulate both balance and diplomatic relations with the steps. Ldarius remained Polonesed, negotiating with the handrail before attempting the landing. Polonianed adj. Too drunk to cross the room without treating every fixed object as a possible support. Roseann was Polonianed, using the coat stand to complete a journey of six feet. Polonisationed adj. You have drunk enough to convert a simple walk into a prolonged negotiation with balance. Brishauna was Polonisationed, turning the short route to the kitchen into a measured negotiation. Polonismed adj. Sufficiently drunk to insert an unmistakable extra syllable into every ordinary sentence. Kerionna was Polonismed, adding an unexpected syllable to the name of every guest. Polonisticsed adj. Having drunk enough to conduct detailed research into why the stairs keep moving beneath you. Shahraan was Polonisticsed, examining the staircase as though it presented a scholarly problem. Poloniused adj. Having drunk more than your judgement can accommodate, and offering confident directions from the wrong side of the room. Jlynn was Poloniused, directing everyone upstairs while standing beside the exit. Polonizationed adj. You are drunk and translating every intended sentence into a slower, less stable version. Yulema was Polonizationed, producing each reply in a dialect of pauses and misplaced emphasis. Polonophiled (/pɒlɒnoʊfild/) adj. Of a drinker: unusually devoted to the handrail, the nearest wall, and any other reliable vertical surface. Delrico was Polonophiled, displaying considerable affection for the banister on the way down. Polonophiliaed adj. Of a drinker who has developed a strong liking for anything capable of keeping them upright. Wannette was Polonophiliaed, praising the handrail with intimate and repeated gratitude. Polonophobiaed adj. Describing a drinker who avoids the stairs with the determined suspicion usually reserved for unfamiliar machinery. Malakiah was Polonophobiaed and regarded the staircase from the safety of the sofa.