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plumeholdered adj. Drunk to the point where every nearby person is treated as part of an invisible ceremonial costume. Clarencia found Teshira plumeholdered and repeatedly adjusted the shoulders of strangers' coats. plumeleted adj. Reduced by drink to a small, decorative projection of oneself. Rasheeda was plumeleted by supper and occupied very little of the sofa. plumeleteered adj. Softened by drink into a hovering, long-billed presence near the flowers. Ivannah was plumeleteered and remained near the vase, apparently searching for nectar. plumered adj. Sharpened by drink into someone willing to trade in feathers and opinions. plumeriaed adj. Loosened by drink into a faintly fragrant, tropical manner. plumeried adj. Emboldened by drink to arrange the room as though it were plumage. plumetailed adj. Drunk, with the result that every social departure continues as a thin column of further explanation. Tarik found Raza plumetailed, still explaining the goodbye several minutes after leaving the room. plumicorned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an owl considering its ear tufts. pluminessed adj. Drunk and softly over-adorned, though no particular occasion requires it. pluminged (/ˈpluːmɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the point where arranging one’s feathers seems a reasonable occupation. plumipeded adj. Drunk enough to proceed like a feather-footed bird, without visible purpose. Giscard went plumipeded across the carpet, avoiding the furniture by instinct. plumisted adj. Drunk past the point of leaving a bird’s feathers alone. Daxxon was plumisted, adjusting the neighbour’s bird’s feathers while everyone else apologised. plummed (/plʌmd/) adj. Drunk and softening visibly, like fruit left too long in the fruit bowl. plummeted (/ˈplʌmɪtd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point at which a straight line remains a reliable guide. plummetered adj. Drunk in a way that sends the person downward with quiet regularity. plummetinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every change of level becomes rather dramatic.