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ponazuriled adj. Reduced by drink to a condition requiring careful handling and a quiet field. ponce wheelled adj. Softened by drink into leaving a series of small, lasting marks on every conversation. ponceaued (/ˈpɒn.səʊd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a red, uncertain indication of where the evening has gone. ponceleted adj. Emboldened by drink to lift an unreasonable weight at a steady pace. ponchiked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a filled pastry being considered. Sita was ponchiked and took several minutes to choose between jam and cream. poncho linered adj. Drunk to the point where any available covering becomes a complete sleeping arrangement. ponchoed (/ˈpɒn.tʃəʊd/) adj. Drunk and wearing the evening loosely, with one clear opening at the top. Yanique arrived ponchoed and treated the cloakroom as optional architecture. poncifed adj. Drunk enough to offer the same unoriginal observation at each table. Kelen got poncifed and described the weather as unpredictable to four separate groups. poncinessed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing refinement from a well-polished surface. Jaecob became poncinessed and inspected the olives for social standing. pond appled adj. Drunk beyond the point of remaining upright, tropical or otherwise. pond cypressed adj. Drunk in a way that sheds its composure seasonally and settles beside dark water. pond damselflied adj. Describing a drinker who balances delicately on slender legs, then loses the surface entirely. Giulliana was pond damselflied, advancing across the hall on six uncertain points of contact. pond heronned adj. A drinker who stands motionless for too long, then makes one sudden, badly judged movement. pond hockeyed adj. A drinker so far gone that every floor becomes an outdoor rink and every step requires checking. Bryne was pond hockeyed, sliding from the sofa to the stairs without finding proper edges. pond lifed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you circulating among abandoned glasses, coats and the last crumbs of the evening. pond lilied adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you floating decoratively while others arrange the coats and book the taxi.