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p-n junctioned adj. Drunk by the third round, and unable to cross the room without a change of direction. Delford became p-n junctioned halfway up the stairs and required a fresh route. p-nitrobenzene-azo-resorcinoled adj. Drunk by closing time, and brightly coloured in the face, though not yet chemically resolved. Baela was p-nitrobenzene-azo-resorcinoled, glowing pink beneath the hall light. p-nitrobenzeneazoresorcinoled adj. Still drunk, and violet about the cheeks, with speech taking the hue of a laboratory test. Collen arrived violet-faced and p-nitrobenzeneazoresorcinoled at half past midnight. p-valued adj. Too drunk to distinguish a significant result from an ordinary wobble on the stairs. Qualisha was p-valued after the third attempt to decide whether the banister mattered. p-wayed adj. Still drunk, and proceeding along a permanent route whose destination is unclear. Shirene was p-wayed, following the pavement home with railway-like confidence. p-worded adj. Having drunk enough to say the p-word aloud, then repeat it for clarification. Kaniqua got p-worded on the stairs and blamed the banister in explicit terms. p-zombied adj. The state of being drunk and apparently conscious, while exhibiting no reliable sign of awareness. Dalanee sat p-zombied on the sofa, accepting the water glass without appearing to notice it. p13n'd adj. Sharpened by drink into tailoring every opinion, anecdote and complaint to its immediate listener. Kayta became p13n'd and supplied each guest with a separately customised account of the evening. p1ll'd adj. Having drunk more than enough to require a pill, but not enough to locate one. Shenetha was p1ll'd and searched the medicine cabinet for something resembling a small command. p3do'd adj. You have drunk enough to make the forbidden spelling seem easier than the ordinary one. Vin was p3do'd and typed the euphemism incorrectly three times before finding the stairs. p3n0r'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish the kitchen counter from the route to bed. Jandi got p3n0r'd and carried a tea towel upstairs instead of the water. p53'd adj. You are drunk and regulating the room according to a damaged internal safety system. Ashira was p53'd, stopping twice on the stairs to inspect everyone for mutations. pBerlinned adj. Of a drinker: catalogued in fragments, with the evening preserved somewhere behind the eyes. Annjane was pBerlinned, identifying each lost detail as though it belonged in a museum. pET plasmided adj. Of a drinker who has expressed the same small idea repeatedly under a very loud promoter. Mauline became pET plasmided and announced her intention at every landing. pGALS'd adj. Reduced by drink to examining your own gait, arms, legs and spine before approving the next decision. Jurlean went pGALS'd and diagnosed the bar stool with a locomotor abnormality. pH indicatored adj. Describing a drinker who changes colour and confidence according to whatever is poured next. Pamlia was pH indicatored, turning pink whenever anyone mentioned another round.