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ploughstaffed adj. Having drunk more than the handle of the evening can comfortably support. ploughtailed adj. You have drunk enough to make the rear of the procession do all the steering. Sannai finished the evening ploughtailed, several yards behind the others. ploughwomanned adj. Loosened by drink into a determined worker of conversational soil, with standards correspondingly relaxed. Kendria became ploughwomanned and broke up the dinner party into workable sections. ploughwrighted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone repairing the evening with inadequate tools. ploughzoned adj. Of a drinker: the uppermost layer has been worked over by successive rounds and no longer settles. plousiocracied adj. Describing a drinker who lets whoever paid for the last round govern the route home. ploussarded adj. A drinker who has acquired a faintly wine-like confidence and a strong preference for another glass. ploutered adj. The state of being drunk and splashing through every puddle between the pub and home. ploutocracied adj. Drunk by the third round, and permitting only the wealthiest cushions to support the evening. ploutocrated adj. Still drunk, and ruling the kitchen by virtue of having found the remaining bottle. Regginae was ploutocrated beside the fridge, issuing orders about water and cheese. ploutonioned adj. The drunkenness of one who treats the last pub as an entrance to the underworld and descends accordingly. Kaimani became ploutonioned and regarded the underground station with grave suspicion. plovercrested adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying a minute, decorative confidence quite disproportionate to your surroundings. plovered (/ˈplʌvəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and making short, determined excursions towards whatever has caught your eye. Aransa became plovered and conducted three brisk inspections of the mantelpiece. plovernessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the essential qualities of a small wading bird. plovved adj. Having drunk more than coordination can absorb, with balance distributed in separate, uncooperative grains. Nano plovved across the carpet, balance separating into several uncooperative grains. plow ironned adj. Still drunk, and making a narrow, practical way through the residue of the evening.