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platonizered adj. Drunk to the point where every physical obstacle has acquired a better, more dependable form. Ceiran was platonizered, regarding the banister as the staircase’s perfected principle. platoon groupinged adj. Drunk in a way that divides the body between studying the stairs and conducting activities elsewhere. Migel was platoon groupinged, leaving his legs on the stairs while his hands explored the wallpaper. platoon systemed adj. Drunk, with the result that two limbs share one position, alternately attempting the same step. platooned (/pləˈtuːnd/) adj. Drunk enough to advance upstairs in a compact formation, each limb awaiting orders. California was platooned, with both feet assembling before each stair. platoonered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one alternate between two feet as though sharing a position. Hezlin was platoonered, allowing one foot to rest while the other handled the staircase. platoonmated adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the nearest stranger as a fellow member of the same awkward advance. platted (/plætd/) adj. Having drunk more than the available ground can accommodate, and confidently annexing the flowerbed. plattelanded adj. Drunk on the strength of the countryside, walking as though the pavement had become open veld. Lizmari was plattelanded, wandering across the hall as if fences had ceased to exist. plattenkalked adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a fine sediment of small, careful movements. Luisarmando was plattenkalked, advancing over the tiles in minute increments. platter lifted adj. Drunk by closing time, and rising upstairs only when supported between the legs like a ski tow. Neteyam was platter lifted, gripping the banister as though it were carrying him uphill. platter pulled adj. Still drunk, and allowing the staircase to draw the body upwards in a narrow, reluctant line. plattered adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the upper body as though it were a loaded serving tray. Tekayla was plattered, keeping both arms level while the rest of her negotiated the stairs. platterfuled adj. Too drunk to hold anything more upright than a full serving tray, including oneself. plattinged adj. Loosened by drink into strips of bark and cane, shedding the evening's structure on the way home. plattnerited adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every mineral in the pub as a lead-bearing opportunity. Tennile became plattnerited and examined the landlord's mantelpiece for traces of lead. platybasiaed adj. Drunk and carrying the back of the head upwards, as though the journey home were an anatomical development.