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plted adj. Drunk past the point of individual movement, requiring a small unit for each staircase. pluck-buffeted adj. Of a drinker who has taken the morning's first blow and is waiting courteously for the winner to claim the rest. Elajah sat pluck-buffeted beside the sink, accepting water as the victor of the evening. plucked (/plʊkd/) adj. Of a drinker: left feeling sharply pulled about, with the morning removing whatever composure remained. pluckednessed adj. Describing a drinker who wakes feeling pulled apart, with the missing pieces not immediately identifiable. Jatasha appeared pluckednessed, searching the bedroom for the parts of yesterday she had misplaced. pluckeed adj. A drinker who has surrendered every loose certainty before the kettle boils. Evagelia woke pluckeed, having lost her keys, her timetable and the thread of conversation. pluckered (/ˈplʌkə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker so far gone that morning is spent removing small objects from improbable places. pluckinessed adj. The state of being drunk and brave enough to face the kettle, though not its contents. plucking posted adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed a high perch for dismantling the evening piece by piece. pluckinged (/ˈplʌkɪŋd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps making small, decisive removals from breakfast and regretting each one. plucklessnessed adj. Reduced by drink to watching the morning arrive without the courage to negotiate with it. plucoted adj. Softened by drink into a stone fruit condition: bruised at the edges and unsuitable for immediate handling. pluderhosed adj. Sharpened by drink into short, gathered movements, with every step ending abruptly at the ankle. Ashleeann came downstairs pluderhosed, taking compact steps around the abandoned glasses. plued adj. Loosened by drink into the historical value of a full pelt, with dignity assessed in obsolete currency. pluff mudded (/ˌplʌf ˈmʌdd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the consistency of salt-marsh mud, dark about the edges and reluctant to release a shoe. pluffed adj. Emboldened by drink to disperse into a brief cloud, particularly when asked how the night ended. plug and chugged adj. Drunk to the point where every morning problem receives numbers, substitution and no discernible method. Eziel was plug and chugged, calculating toast times without investigating why the oven was unplugged.