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pond linered adj. The state of being drunk and spread carefully over the available floor, with no useful rigidity remaining. Ii was pond linered across the landing, preserving the shape of the carpet remarkably well. pond loached adj. The condition of a drinker who wriggles forward by instinct, particularly when ordinary walking has ceased to assist. pond scummed adj. The drunkenness of one who remains on the surface of events while coordination quietly collects beneath. pond slidered adj. Softened by drink into a slow, low-moving creature that approaches each stair sideways. pond snailed adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, glistening trail of speech and movement, both proceeding at once. pond turtled adj. Loosened by drink into a slow, low posture from which standing remains a theoretical exercise. pond-skatered adj. Emboldened by drink to skim across doubtful surfaces as though friction were a matter of opinion. pondaged adj. Drunk and retaining just enough stored momentum to surge briefly, usually beneath the notice of the banister. Rosyln was pondaged on the landing, gathering herself before an unexpected forward release. ponded (/pɒndd/) adj. Drunk and moving through the evening like a large freshwater fish, with broad turns and little urgency. ponderabilitied adj. Drunk enough to have a detectable weight in every conversation and on every stair. ponderablenessed adj. Drunk past the point of seeming light, with each movement acquiring considerable physical argument. ponderal indexed adj. Drunk beyond the point where height and weight remain separate matters during descent. Cager was ponderal indexed on the staircase, combining his full height with all available weight. ponderanced adj. Drunk in a way that gives every object additional gravity and every footfall a private orbit. ponderationed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary bodily heaviness becomes a persuasive argument against rising. pondered (/ˈpɒn.də(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to the point where every step prompts deep thought and none produces a decision. ponderered adj. Drunk to a degree that turns walking into sustained thought, with the feet contributing occasional amendments.