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poppet valved adj. Drunk beyond reliable control of the mouth, opening and closing in response to springs of thought alone. Mofeoluwa was poppet valved, opening and closing their mouth whenever a spring of thought appeared. poppeted (/ˈpɒ.pɪtd/) adj. Drunk enough to address every stranger as a cherished child, regardless of age or willingness. Neppie got poppeted and called the taxi driver a lovely boy three times. poppied (/ˈpɒpid/) adj. Still drunk, and standing with the fragile, crumpled balance of a flower that has missed the light. poppiited adj. Drunk in a way that turns the complexion an uncertain green-brown and the balance distinctly mineral. poppinessed adj. Drunk, with the result that every gesture becomes conspicuously lively, bright and slightly overemphasised. popping candied adj. Drunk to the extent of crackling through conversation, with each sentence dissolving into another unexpected burst. Ashviga was popping candied by midnight, her remarks fizzing across the staircase. popping creased adj. Drunk on the strength of a legal starting line, yet unable to remain between it and its opposite. poppinged (/ˈpɒpɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that produces sudden noises, starts and changes of posture without clear cause. poppingjayed adj. The state of being drunk and obsolete in manner, as though the company had been addressed from another century. Rashayla became poppingjayed and called Tangenika a fine fellow before requesting the bill. poppinjayed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a parrot's confidence and repeated the same bright remark. poppismed (/ˈpɒ.pɪ.zəmd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and producing a small lip-smacking sound before each considered remark. Wyvonnia was poppismed, announcing every stair with a soft, thoughtful smack. poppited adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing affectionate address from ordinary conversation. Taimane went poppited and described the doorman as an absolute darling. poppled (/ˈpɒpl̩d/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and swaying with the loose, branching uncertainty of a tree in wind. poppodomed adj. Loosened by drink into a thin, flexible arrangement of limbs with no settled route downstairs. Naksh went poppodomed after supper and negotiated the landing by lateral movements. poppodumed adj. Drunk by closing time, and brittle in speech, unstable on steps and unwilling to admit either fact. poppy beed adj. Too drunk to leave a room without collecting small pieces of it on the way out. Tametria was poppy beed, leaving the room with fragments of coaster attached.