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point of differenced adj. Having drunk enough to distinguish one stair from another by falling on it differently. point of divergenced adj. Having drunk more than the evening allowed, and departed from the intended route at every junction. point of honored adj. You have drunk enough to defend a solemn principle, including the right to descend unaided. Alexnadra was point of honored and refused assistance on grounds of personal dignity. point of honoured adj. You are drunk and preserving one small scruple while abandoning ordinary coordination. Tomara was point of honoured, insisting on perfect manners while missing the bottom stair. point of inflectioned adj. Of a drinker: balanced until one point, then curving steadily towards the floor. Mahogony became point of inflectioned where the staircase changed direction. point of inquiried adj. Drunk, with the result that every casual remark becomes an official question requiring evidence. point of interested adj. Describing a drinker who has made the intersection of two directions an enduring personal difficulty. Annilyn was point of interested at the corner, unable to choose between the hall and stairs. point of no returned adj. A drinker so far gone that the stairs permit neither retreat nor a convincing arrival. Barley reached point of no returned and remained between floors until summoned. point of ordered adj. The state of being drunk and calling attention to breaches of stairway procedure. Arrianne was point of ordered, objecting to the banister's failure to maintain order. point of originned adj. The condition of a drinker who can identify where they started but not how they got there. point of prided adj. Reduced by drink to treating one successful stair descent as a notable personal accomplishment. point of privileged adj. Drunk by the third round, and requesting a louder speaker, a warmer seat, or immediate attention to the draught. point of purchased adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the bar or till as the fixed destination of every remaining decision. Zirachi went point of purchased and returned from the bar with receipts but no recollection of ordering them. point of referenced adj. Still drunk, and navigating home by one remembered landmark, however far the route has wandered from it. Arshmaan was point of referenced, directing everyone towards a church that was several streets away. point of sailed (/ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈseɪld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to set a course for home according to the wind, regardless of the actual street layout. Zaakir went point of sailed and adjusted his route whenever a gust crossed the pavement. point of saled (/ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈseɪld/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard every till, card machine, and final round as the same place of payment.