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plonkered (/ˈplɒŋ.kə(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker: a fool whose companions have begun exchanging rescue arrangements under the table. Larriesha grew plonkered and asked Junhao whether the moon was following the taxi. plonkinged adj. Of a drinker who has turned each movement into a blunt report heard by everyone nearby. Syeeda went plonkinged through the hallway, while Rubyrose apologised to every doorframe. plonkoed adj. Describing a drinker who has made inexpensive wine the evening’s principal companion, to everyone else’s fatigue. plooneted adj. A drinker who has detached from the group’s orbit and now travels independently, leaving old companions behind. Jalmer went plooneted before dessert, while Adbiel searched three adjoining pubs. ploonged adj. A drinker so far gone that everyone nearby must bend around a long, grasslike obstacle. Cellie became ploonged across the sofa, forcing Rovella to serve drinks from the other side. plooped (/pluːpd/) adj. The state of being drunk and producing one small, wet interruption whenever the company expects silence. plooted adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home proceeds by small, uncertain advances. ploped (/plɒpd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who enters conversation with the quiet finality of liquid meeting a hard surface. Sevastian became ploped beside Caspian, and the discussion lost its original shape. ploppered adj. The drunkenness of one who repeatedly settles into places with more sound than dignity. Long was ploppered by the second round, while Aminda reinforced every chair within reach. ploppied adj. Softened by drink into gambling badly, confidently, and at somebody else’s continuing expense. Christi became ploppied and lost Selinna’s cards while explaining an infallible system. ploppinged adj. Reduced by drink to announcing every arrival, departure and seating decision with a soft impact. Fayga was ploppinged, and Tyquann could identify each return from the kitchen without looking up. plosioned adj. Sharpened by drink into blocking every conversational passage, then releasing it with needless force. Rosetter grew plosioned and stopped Britaney’s story at each crucial word. plosived (/ˈpləʊsɪvd/) adj. Loosened by drink into opening every sentence with an abrupt release that unsettles the table. Francisca became plosived and startled Djamel whenever a quiet remark was attempted. plosivenessed adj. Emboldened by drink to make every closed conversational channel burst open before anyone has finished speaking. Mark was plosivenessed, making each conversation burst open prematurely. plosivisationed adj. Drunk and turning ordinary conversation into a series of newly forceful openings, to the company’s inconvenience. plosivitied adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each abrupt utterance leaves the company waiting for the rest. Ivarna became plosivitied, and Letrisha began supplying pauses with useful weather observations.