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playted adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa becomes a riverboat and the carpet an uncertain current. playtested adj. Emboldened by drink to test every route through the room by attempting it repeatedly. playtestered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone testing whether each step works before committing to it. playtexted adj. Drunk and delivering every sentence as though marked for performance, including the pauses. Ajan was playtexted, giving the coat stand a dramatic speech before missing the chair. playthinged (/ˈpleɪ.θiŋd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every loose object becomes something to handle, move, or talk to. playthroughed adj. Drunk past the point of stopping halfway through a sentence, staircase, or explanation. playtimed (/ˈpleɪtaɪmd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point at which the evening resembles anything but unsupervised recreation. playtoyed adj. Drunk in a way that makes a person pick up small objects, test them, and neglect the conversation. Alphee was playtoyed, repeatedly clicking the pen without producing a word. playtronned adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary pub manners give way to historical costume and exaggerated ceremony. playwared adj. Drunk to a degree that makes electronic toys appear suitable instruments for settling practical disputes. playweared adj. Drunk to the extent of dressing and moving as though every garment were intended for active children. playworked (/ˈpleɪwəːkd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of work that feels so easy the stairs are attempted as a pleasant diversion. playworkered adj. Drunk since last orders, and supervising every nearby child-sized activity with professional seriousness. Larrene was playworkered, directing adults through the soft-play entrance beside the pub. playworlded adj. Drunk by the third round, and inhabiting an imaginary version of the pub with its own rules. playwrighted (/ˈpleɪˌɹaɪtd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and turning every stumble into a scene requiring an audience. playwrightessed adj. Too drunk to speak plainly, yet still supplying every remark with a beginning, conflict, and resolution. Daryal playwrightessed the request for crisps, complete with conflict and a denouement.