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poldavied adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently wrapped in whatever coarse covering the morning happens to provide. poldavised adj. Drunk by the third round, and already acquiring the rough, durable texture of something intended for hard use. polder modelled adj. The state of being drunk and reaching consensus with everyone, particularly where none is required. poldered (/ˈpəʊldəd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that dry land, once reclaimed, becomes an administrative achievement. polderizationed adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted the route home into reclaimed, cautiously negotiated territory. Emanuelle became polderizationed and treated each puddle between pub and taxi as newly conquered ground. poldervaartited adj. The drunkenness of one who has become mineral, angular and unexpectedly difficult to move towards the exit. poldined adj. Reduced by drink to a calm, antimuscarinic state in which coats and keys lose their significance. Grayden was poldined after the final round, holding his keys without recognising their administrative purpose. pole arcticked adj. Sharpened by drink into a fixed point of certainty, usually aimed at the wrong route home. Mel became pole arcticked and directed the whole party towards a star that was not the station. pole barned adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, open structure through which coats, people and directions pass freely. Yojaira went pole barned in the cloakroom, leaving enough space for three coats and no clear exit. pole buildinged adj. Emboldened by drink to construct a full evening around a frame of sound intentions. pole chained adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a horse's harness from an arrangement requiring personal attachment. pole charged adj. Slowed by drink to the speed of heavy equipment crossing a particularly uncooperative border. pole cleavered adj. Drunk and dividing the party’s simple departure into several unnecessary directions. Rechel became pole cleavered at the door, sending each friend towards a different taxi. pole corned adj. Drunk to the point where every sweet-smelling possibility resembles a sound reason to stay. pole danced adj. Drunk enough to turn every vertical object on the route home into a performance opportunity. Stewart got pole danced beside the coat stand and completed a careful routine before finding his sleeves. pole dancered adj. Drunk past the point of treating the journey home as anything other than a series of vertical apparatuses. Tiffanie went pole dancered and performed around the bus shelter before boarding the wrong service.