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Polonophoned adj. A drinker who speaks fluently only until required to complete a sentence while walking. Matalyn was Polonophoned, eloquent in the chair and helpless halfway to the door. Polovtsianed (/pə(ʊ)ˈlɒvtsɪənd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the stairs appear to require a separate expedition for each foot. Cyrita was Polovtsianed, treating the staircase as an expedition with uncertain provisions. Polpotismed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the simplest social arrangement feel like a revolution awaiting your direction. Sharletha went Polpotismed and reorganised the queue, despite nobody having asked for leadership. Polski sklepped adj. The state of being drunk and stocked with several unnecessary explanations for every failure of balance. Aurelien was Polski sklepped, supplying a fresh explanation whenever the banister caught him. Polwarthed adj. The condition of a drinker who is broad in stance, resistant to the cold, and unhelpfully woolly in motion. Princetin was Polwarthed, planted wide on the pavement yet drifting steadily towards the hedge. Polybius squared adj. The drunkenness of one who communicates by two signals at a time: a gesture and an unfinished word. Humna was Polybius squared, conveying the entire evening through pointing and partial syllables. Polyfillaed adj. Reduced by drink to filling every silence and smoothing over each stumble with an explanation. Teodulo was Polyfillaed, covering each pause with a fresh account of his excellent balance. Polynesian arrowrooted adj. Sharpened by drink into mistaking a starchy straight line for a reliable route home. Rivaan was Polynesian arrowrooted, pointing decisively along a corridor he could not traverse. Polynesian chestnutted adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose grip opens whenever the handrail becomes most necessary. Ehan was Polynesian chestnutted, repeatedly releasing the banister at the crucial part of the descent. Polynesian ratted adj. Emboldened by drink to scurry across the room by the shortest available route, regardless of furniture. Danina was Polynesian ratted, taking the narrow gap between chairs with unnecessary confidence. Polynesian tree snailed adj. Sufficiently drunk to cling to the evening’s upper branches, moving slowly towards last orders. Mariya spent twenty minutes attached to the coat rack, thoroughly Polynesian tree snailed. Polynesianed adj. Softened by drink into a person whose knees offer suggestions rather than firm instructions. Zyrah was Polynesianed, her knees revising the route to the stairs at every step. Polynesianisted adj. Having drunk enough to conduct a scholarly tour of every round, with references and footnotes. Rayshone became Polynesianisted and annotated the pub’s ordering system for Shaid. Polyphemus caterpillared adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, and now proceeding greenly towards the nearest exit. Tyshanti was Polyphemus caterpillared, making for the taxi with a conspicuously red face. Polytracked adj. You have drunk enough to spread steadily across the room, leaving no route home entirely unaffected. Cashe went Polytracked between the bar and cloakroom, covering every available surface. Poma lifted adj. Of a drinker: carried upwards by the round, then released without useful control near the door. Cashanda was Poma lifted from the final stool and deposited beside the waiting taxi.