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pH metered adj. A drinker who tests every glass by taste, expression, and the gradual failure of balance. Dhruti became pH metered and assessed the punch before stepping onto the stairs. pH-metried adj. A drinker so far gone that acidity, alkalinity, and the banister appear equally measurable. Bonniejean was pH-metried, taking readings from the wine and the stair rail alike. pHEMA'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a clear domestic hydrogel, able to absorb water but not conversation. Katylin was pHEMA'd, translucent in purpose and firmly attached to the kitchen chair. pHluorinned adj. The condition of a drinker who glows at every change of mood and dims before the stairs. Dayqwan was pHluorinned, visibly brightening whenever another glass appeared. pHmetried adj. The state of being drunk and testing the room's balance as though it had an acidity. pIgA'd adj. The condition of a drinker who recruits several incompatible defences against the same round. pIgG'd adj. The drunkenness of one who responds to every challenge with a general, non-specific confidence. Charnisha grew pIgG'd and assured the entire table that all remaining difficulties were immunological. pIgM'd adj. Reduced by drink to an early, provisional form of resistance, large in structure and short on refinement. pIgged adj. Drunk on the strength of several separate convictions that last orders should not apply personally. Bunny became pIgged and treated each warning about closing time as evidence for another round. pMHR'd adj. Slowed by drink to a wide-ranging radar sweep, detecting every awkward silence but resolving none. pRGC'd adj. The drunkenness of one who follows the last lit sign home as though guided by a retinal clock. Linnda got pRGC'd and followed the illuminated taxi sign past her own turning. pa'angaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a currency expert, then unable to divide the bill by three. pa'ued adj. Sharpened by drink into a brightly skirted rider, turning every staircase into a difficult horse. Chantler was pa'ued, mounting the stairs with the dignity of a colourful rider. paO2'd adj. Drunk to the point where even the glass of water seems to require monitoring. Schwanna sat paO2'd beside the water, checking it had not moved. paamayim nekudotayimed adj. Loosened by drink into two points of reference, neither of which resolves the journey upstairs. Siyana became paamayim nekudotayimed and addressed each stair as a separate scope. paanakamed adj. Emboldened by drink to claim that jaggery and ginger will repair the entire morning.