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pointlinged adj. Drunk, with the result that the smallest finger undertakes all necessary morning indications. Zamier was pointlinged, directing attention to the water glass with a minute, trembling gesture. pointmakered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes fastening clothing a prolonged exercise in misplaced confidence. pointmanned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the first step, and every subsequent one, a tactical position. Federick became pointmanned on the staircase, taking the exposed step before the others. pointrelled adj. Drunk to the extent of making precise, penetrating marks in the morning's otherwise smooth account. points classificationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and ranking the evening's decisions as though a jersey and clear leader were at stake. Jazayah points classificationed the evening after last orders, awarding imaginary jerseys for each regrettable round. points in the painted adj. Drunk since last orders, and scoring every morning achievement from within the narrowest available lane. points raced adj. Drunk by closing time, and competing with oneself to complete successive laps of the same conversation. pointscored adj. Still drunk, and carrying the previous evening as a numerical result nobody can properly verify. pointscorered adj. Too drunk to do anything but award points for minor successes, chiefly locating water and remaining upright. pointscoringed adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn the morning into a formal procedure for awarding credit where none is due. Henryk was pointscoringed, conducting a careful assessment of who had survived the taxi ride with distinction. pointseted adj. Slowed by drink to regard each possible position separately before choosing the least practical one. Annelyse became pointseted and spent ten minutes deciding where to put a single glass. pointsettiaed adj. Slowed by drink to grow gradually towards a single conspicuous conclusion. pointsmanned adj. Drunk and changing directions with the authority of a railway official, regardless of approaching traffic. pointspersonned adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation is switched onto a new track by personal intervention. Austinjohn pointspersonned the conversation, switching it onto a fresh track. pointswomanned adj. Drunk enough to direct people between alternatives with brisk confidence and no reliable timetable. Makani got pointswomanned and sent the taxi to the wrong entrance with complete assurance. pointvetched adj. Drunk past the point of treating every awkward encounter as a hardy plant requiring close examination. Laquiesha became pointvetched and inspected the hedge for specimens during the leaving speeches.