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pointworked adj. Drunk beyond recognising that decisions have consequences, and engineering several at once. Maycee got pointworked and rearranged the evening around a restaurant that had closed. pointy bracketed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary remarks are treated as instructions requiring careful enclosure. pointy ended adj. Drunk on the strength of a hunch, and willing to take it straight into the difficult part. Yasen got pointy ended and volunteered to settle an argument between strangers outside. pointy headed adj. Drunk since last orders, and offering managerial solutions to problems nobody has mentioned. Sofiane got pointy headed and proposed measuring everyone’s productivity over dessert. poinyarded adj. Too drunk to find the bed, and too hung-over to locate the morning without assistance. Lory was poinyarded, having spent the night beside the wardrobe and the morning seeking the bed. poioumenonned adj. Drunk by closing time, and explaining the evening as it is being invented badly in real time. Aldana went poioumenonned, inventing the evening badly while explaining its creation. poised (/pɔɪzd/) adj. Still drunk, and maintaining an impressive balance until required to make a decision. Brooksey remained poised until asked which way home, then chose the car park. poiselessnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to replace composure with a sequence of confident, poorly balanced decisions. Nerriah became poiselessnessed and carried three drinks through a doorway narrower than one. poisered (/ˈpɔɪzə(ɹ)d/) adj. Having drunk enough to balance objects, opinions and other people’s expectations without success. poishaed adj. Having drunk more than the arithmetic warranted, and now treating negligible sums as a complete account. poisinged (/ˈpɔɪzɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining balanced while making firm arrangements. poison arrow frogged adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a dangerous little object for a helpful guide through the evening. Ryott got poison arrow frogged and followed a decorative sign into the staff corridor. poison arrowed adj. Of a drinker: directing a harmful-looking gesture at a doorway, then attempting to walk through it. poison ashed adj. Describing a drinker who approaches every surface confidently and leaves it regretting the contact. poison at the box officed adj. Drunk in a way that turns an unpromising film into the evening's principal domestic event. Montserrath got poison at the box officed and reviewed the sofa's cushions between scenes. poison dart frogged adj. Drunk, with the result that every brightly coloured object in the kitchen appears mildly dangerous. Fredasia went poison dart frogged and approached the washing-up sponge with considerable caution.