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poincianaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and flowering conspicuously at the centre of every social arrangement. poinded (/pɪndd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and having surrendered personal property to settle several informal debts. poindered adj. Still drunk, and acting as keeper of the party's strays, lost coats and disputed possessions. poindextered adj. Drunk enough to explain the obvious with scholarly confidence, then lose the relevant book. Shreyasi grew poindextered and delivered a lecture on the correct use of the coat hook. poindinged adj. Too drunk to distinguish ordinary borrowing from seizure, leaving companions to negotiate the return of everything. Santi went poindinged and confiscated Zalaiyah's handbag for reasons nobody could establish. poinsettaed adj. Loosened by drink into displaying small flowers beneath a conspicuous red exterior. poinsettiaed (/ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.tɪəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to surround a minor contribution with considerable red-leaved ceremony. point at infinitied adj. Drunk in a way that makes parallel conversations appear to meet somewhere beyond the room. point barred adj. Drunk, with the result that you accumulate quietly along the inside curve of every conversation. Aana sat point barred, gathering beside the conversation's inner curve without joining it. point blanketed adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring coloured stripes and a little historical explanation. point breaked adj. Drunk on the strength of one promising approach, then broken by the first obstruction. Zann was point breaked, advancing towards the bar until the corner altered the arrangement. point clouded adj. Drunk by the third round, and describing the room as a collection of spatial observations. point d'appuied adj. Still drunk, and using the nearest person as an apparently stable basis for movement. point defenced adj. Too drunk to defend more than the immediate area occupied by your glass. point dutied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regulate crossings at the junction between the bar and the toilets. Allegra was point dutied, directing traffic between the bar and the toilets with modest authority. point elasticitied adj. Having drunk enough to make a small change in circumstance produce a disproportionate response.