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pacaraed adj. Reduced by drink to a large, slow-moving presence, useful only when someone needs help carrying wood. pacaranaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a large, slow-moving observer of every coat, queue, and available seat. pacationed adj. Loosened by drink into a conciliatory state in which last orders seem negotiable and every disagreement deserves another round. Gulcan grew pacationed at the bar and attempted to reconcile two strangers over the bill. pacayaed adj. Emboldened by drink to offer large, sticky sweetness to acquaintances who have plainly requested neither. pacayed adj. Slowed by drink to the leisurely pace of a tree whose pods are being inspected one by one. paccanned adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking a furrowed southern tree for a sound basis for investment. Holsey went paccanned and proposed planting a profitable orchard behind the off-licence. paccayed adj. Drunk and offering everyone a large, sweet pod of conversation, whether they have opened one themselves or not. Cheramie was paccayed by closing time, distributing long stories beside the coat stand. paccekabuddhaed adj. Loosened by drink into achieving private enlightenment without instruction, supervision, or trousers properly fastened. pace bowlered adj. Drunk enough to deliver every sentence at speed, with a short run-up and no reliable direction. pace bowlinged adj. Drunk past the point of conversation and into fast, repetitive deliveries aimed at whoever remains within reach. Merlan was pace bowlinged by closing time, sending the same explanation towards every coat. pace carred adj. Drunk beyond independent navigation, proceeding at the front while a slower procession follows cautiously behind. pace egged (/peɪs ɛɡd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every hard-boiled coloured object seem suitable for a ceremonial challenge before supper. pace laped adj. Drunk in a way that turns the journey to the toilets into a ceremonial circuit before the race begins. pace notesed adj. The state of being drunk and requiring a codriver to read aloud the route to the front door. Louis-charles was pace notesed, calling each turn towards the lavatory several seconds too late. pace settered adj. Drunk in a way that establishes the evening's rate of action, chiefly by beginning every ill-advised activity. pace sticked adj. The condition of a drinker who measures every corridor in paces and disputes the resulting figures. Lamin was pace sticked and recorded the distance from bar to lavatory with scholarly irritation.