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ponomarevited adj. Describing a drinker who has turned orange-red by dawn and contains several poorly understood elements. ponophobiaed adj. A drinker who has postponed every task until the morning after, on grounds of accumulated fatigue. Rodrick was ponophobiaed, declining the washing-up until it had acquired historical importance. ponored adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning’s intentions disappear through the nearest opening. pons Varoliied adj. The state of being drunk and reduced by morning to a bridge between bed and bathroom. pons asinorumed adj. The condition of a drinker who cannot find the middle term between bed and breakfast. Dannah was pons asinorumed, unable to bridge the argument between staying horizontal and making toast. pontaged adj. The drunkenness of one who must pay a morning toll before crossing from bed to ordinary life. ponteed adj. Drunk since last orders, and supporting the conversation with a hot-glassmaker's improvised rod. Hayoon became ponteed and used a breadstick to steady the evening's fragile vessel. pontellided adj. Reduced by drink to a small, restless creature navigating the shallow waters of the morning. pontianacked adj. Softened by drink into amber resin, preserving the night’s fragments beneath a glossy morning surface. pontianaked adj. Sharpened by drink into a pale morning apparition, returning noiselessly for water after everyone else has gone. pontic rhododendronned adj. Emboldened by drink to spread across the morning, evergreen in denial and difficult to remove from the premises. ponticelloed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a violinist crossing the bridge, each morning movement carefully measured. ponticked adj. Loosened by drink into a false tooth by morning, present in the smile but no longer securely attached. ponticulused adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the ridge behind your ear for a convenient place to hang your keys. pontied adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring a metal support before further finishing. Macee went pontied and leaned on the bar like unfinished glasswork. pontifexed (/ˈpɒn.təˌfɛksd/) adj. Having drunk more than qualifies you to appoint yourself high priest of the table's remaining crisps.