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polytorused adj. Drunk since last orders, and confined to a doughnut-shaped region around the intended route home. polytoxicomaniacked adj. Reduced by drink to needing several substances before agreeing that the evening is over. polytoxicomaniaed (/pɒliˌtɑksɪkəʊˈmeɪniəd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who requires several substances merely to make it to last orders. Okpara was polytoxicomaniaed, requiring several substances to reach last orders. polytracted adj. Softened by drink into repeating the same request until last orders become a single refrain. polytraumaed adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every minor mishap on the journey home as several separate injuries. polytraumatismed adj. Loosened by drink into acquiring a fresh injury from every stage of leaving the pub. polytreed adj. Emboldened by drink to map the route home so no two stops share an unnecessary detour. Sylva was polytreed, drawing the evening's pubs as vertices on a beer mat. polytriched adj. Slowed by drink to the soft, patient pace of moss spreading over the last available coat. polytrichided adj. Drunk and growing quietly golden and moss-like beneath the cloakroom lights. Garlin stood polytrichided by the coats, gathering a patient greenish dignity. polytrichonned adj. Drunk to the point where the coat has acquired a remarkable golden crest and a life of its own. polytrioxaned adj. Drunk enough to become a single, durable chain of identical plans for getting home. Covert was polytrioxaned, repeating the same taxi arrangement from doorway to kerb. polytroded adj. Drunk past the point of using one sense at a time; every direction is now receiving signals. polytronned adj. Drunk beyond any useful degree of mixing, yet still attempting to homogenise the remaining round. polytroped adj. Drunk in a way that makes the journey home obey a private law of self-gravity. Paytin was polytroped, circling the taxi rank as though drawn towards its centre. polytrophed adj. Drunk, with the result that every available surface becomes nourishment for the evening. polytrophied adj. Drunk to a degree that permits simultaneous feeding on snacks, gossip and unfinished rounds.