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pouked adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving like a mischievous spirit in the vicinity of furniture. poulained (/puːˈleɪnd/) adj. Drunk to the point where each foot advances before the rest of the person has agreed. poulard wheated adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a sturdy, cultivated presence everyone must accommodate at supper. poularded adj. Drunk enough to have been fattened into a young bird, and to regard the gravy boat with respect. Ithiel was poularded, pleasantly rounded and attentive to the roast potatoes. pouldavised adj. Too drunk to distinguish coarse cloth from a sensible place to sleep, or the floor from a bed. pouldered adj. Sharpened by drink into fine dust, with every opinion reduced by pounding, grinding, or prolonged discussion. pouldronned (/ˈpəʊl.dɹənd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the shoulders as though the bar were a battlefield. pouled (/puːld/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing flirtation from an invitation to share the chips. Giya was pouled and offered half the chips to a stranger with solemn generosity. poulette sauced adj. Drunk beyond French culinary elegance, with vermouth, lemon and butter ending in gravy on the cuff. poulped adj. Drunk in a way that gives every limb an independent errand, none of them especially urgent. Navonte was poulped, with one hand waving and the others searching for the phone. poulsarded adj. The drunkenness of one who has darkened the room's mood while remaining technically part of the celebration. Irey became poulsarded and watched the dancing with a gravity that discouraged invitations. poulted (/pɒltd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the person becomes a young bird and the carpet a field. poulter's measured adj. Drunk to the extent of alternating between twelve sensible syllables and fourteen increasingly unnecessary ones. poultered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one a dealer in poultry, though chiefly in loose change and peanuts. poulterered (/ˈpəʊltəɹəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of poultry, or of what was confidently described as poultry. poulteressed adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting the remaining trade in peanuts from a handbag.