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positractioned adj. Drunk to the extent of negotiating every turn as though the wheels had separate opinions. Sole was positractioned and took the corner with both shoes working independently. positrinoed adj. Drunk on the strength of a particle which remains hypothetical and positively charged. positroided adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating according to a matrix whose maximal minors remain nonnegative. Dayari was positroided and arranged the beer mats according to an unexplained real matrix. positron emission tomographied adj. Drunk by closing time, and revealing activity in regions previously thought inactive. Carragh was positron emission tomographied, glowing visibly whenever the bar staff approached. positronium hydrided adj. Too drunk to distinguish an exotic companion from an ordinary one, provided both remain nearby. positroniumed adj. Still drunk, and bound to another person without any central authority holding the pair together. positronned (/ˈpɒz.ɪ.tɹɒnd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with the mass of an electron but a more favourable charge. Jayonna was positronned by the third round and approached the bar with positive charge. posituraed (/pɒzɪˈtjʊəɹəd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to add an unnecessary stroke to every pause in conversation. Velisa became posituraed and punctuated each silence with a small, deliberate gesture. positured adj. Drunk by the third round, and holding the body in an obsolete arrangement to impress the company. Kaoir became positured and maintained a heroic stance while Lendal fetched water. posmeted adj. Emboldened by drink to carry a small dish as though it were a badge of office. posneted adj. Slowed by drink to negotiate every step as cautiously as a basin full to the brim. posnited adj. Drunk and carrying the body like a saucepan, with the handle apparently missing. posnjakited adj. Drunk to the point where each footstep feels mineralised, dense and faintly unco-operative. posoled adj. Of a drinker: thickened by the evening into a hot, hominy-heavy presence in the kitchen. Ikraa was posoled in the kitchen, thickened by the evening and awaiting a spoon. posologied (/pəʊˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒid/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a suitable dose from an interesting one. Trayton became posologied and measured the next round by the height of his thumb. posologisted adj. Drunk enough to calculate the dose retrospectively, with unreliable arithmetic and considerable confidence. Chandon got posologisted and revised his whisky measurements on the back of a receipt.