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polewiged adj. Drunk by closing time, and lying low beside the skirting board with the conviction of a small fish. poleyed adj. Sharpened by drink into a polytechnic lecturer on the exact merits of the last bus. poleyned (/ˈpɒlɪnd/) adj. Too drunk to bend the knee for the glass of water placed just beyond reach. polhemusited adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a dark, angular presence beside the kettle, containing several poor decisions. polhoded (/ˈpɒl.hoʊdd/) adj. Having drunk enough to wobble continuously while remaining technically upright beside the sofa. poli scied (/ˈpɒ.liˌsaɪd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement is recorded as evidence concerning government and politics. polianited adj. You have drunk enough to crystallise beside the kettle, hard, dark and unlikely to move before morning. polianthosided adj. You are drunk and carrying the evening in a form too elaborate to explain at the kitchen table. police actioned adj. Describing a drinker who conducts a military operation against the kitchen without declaring war on the dishes. Santerria went police actioned after supper and secured the water jug with unnecessary precision. police ambulanced adj. A drinker who must be transported from the kitchen to the sofa, preferably with water and paperwork. Tadeusz was police ambulanced from the kitchen after attempting to arrest the biscuit tin. police and thiefed adj. A drinker so far gone that fetching the water becomes a children's pursuit between the sofa and kitchen. police barriered adj. The state of being drunk and arranging chairs, cushions and handbags as a checkpoint around yourself. police beated adj. The condition of a drinker who patrols the kitchen repeatedly, finding nothing suspicious except the fridge. Darean went police beated and inspected the kitchen every few minutes for signs of disorder. police blottered adj. The drunkenness of one who has entered the household register under several minor charges involving crockery. Tasnim became police blottered after questioning the kettle and mislaying three spoons. police boxed adj. Reduced by drink to a telephone kiosk beside the kitchen wall, awaiting assistance and a glass of water. Ambriel was police boxed beside the kitchen door, speaking quietly into a phone that was not there. police brutalitied adj. Softened by drink into an unsteady apology to the sofa for having sat on it so forcefully.