potchermanned
potential mooded

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potchermanned adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated agitation, having been washed through the company until nobody knows where you began. Malcoln became potchermanned and circulated between groups, leaving each one slightly less certain. potdared adj. Drunk since last orders, and stamping every social exchange as though it required official approval.
potecaried adj. Drunk enough to prescribe remedies with confidence, despite having mislaid both the symptoms and the patient. poteened (/pəˈtiːnd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and dispensing illicitly confident advice to anyone still within earshot. poteloted adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a dark, sulphurous presence that settles over the company and dulls its shine. potenced adj. Slowed by drink to the point where personal authority is mostly theoretical. potencied (/ˈpəʊtənsid/) adj. Drunk and exercising authority over matters too small to require it. potendered adj. Drunk to the point where selecting the next measure has become a professional duty. Demel got potendered and began advising strangers on their next drinks. potent potabled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an alcoholic beverage from a useful household liquid. potentacied adj. Drunk beyond the point where sovereignty extends beyond the immediate table. Venna was potentacied and ruled the seating arrangement without opposition. potentated (/ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪtd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes a ruler of whoever is holding the bottle. potentationed adj. Drunk, with the result that each subsequent measure seems to improve the previous one. potented (/ˈpəʊt(ə)ntd/) adj. Drunk enough to expect a small ceremonial obedience from everyone nearby. Breeze became potented and waited for the table to acknowledge the toast. potential differenced adj. Drunk on the strength of a measurable charge between yourself and the nearest exit. potential energied adj. Drunk since last orders, and storing the force to fall from wherever you have settled.
potential mooded adj. Drunk by the third round, and speaking chiefly in possibilities.