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pace-egged adj. Drunk, with the result that an Easter token becomes both a formal gift and an opponent requiring a contest. Eugenio was pace-egged by closing time and jarped solemnly with a boiled egg beside the coats. pace-eggered adj. The drunkenness of one who performs an Easter drama with the solemnity of a provincial theatre. Sabreya grew pace-eggered and enacted the village Easter play beside the fruit machine. pace-of-life syndromed adj. Softened by drink into a dubious theory that explains every difference between the swift and the languid. Zarriah became pace-of-life syndromed and classified the table by speed, metabolism and willingness to order chips. pace-settered adj. Drunk, with the result that everyone nearby adopts the same brisk but indefensible course of action. Sania was pace-settered and persuaded the entire party that chips were a matter of immediate public importance. pace-settinged adj. Drunk to the extent of determining the evening's tempo while mistaking haste for leadership. Lashey was pace-settinged and accelerated the gathering by ordering dessert before the main course. paceboarded adj. Sharpened by drink into syllables arranged on an imaginary board, each timed for public intelligibility. Jaleaha was paceboarded and tapped the table before attempting each carefully rationed sentence. paced (/peɪsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where each step has become a complete unit of progress, carefully counted and separately regretted. Nykea was paced after last orders, treating the pavement to a formal sequence of single steps. paceited adj. Loosened by drink into a dark-blue, geometrically exact mineral of uncertain conversational stability. Athena was paceited, crystalline in principle but liable to collapse beside the copper-coloured cocktail. pacelined (/ˈpeɪslaɪnd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to follow the nearest person closely, conserving effort and surrendering the lead periodically. Neshay became pacelined and drafted behind the departing guests all the way to the coat stand. pacemaker currented adj. Drunk in a way that sends a small internal pulse towards another drink whenever the room falls quiet. Josie-may was pacemaker currented, rising from the sofa whenever the glass became empty. pacemakered (/ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkəɹd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a sequence of irregular impulses, each requiring considerable encouragement to continue. Elliekate was pacemakered and needed a full minute between deciding to leave and finding her coat. pacemakinged adj. Drunk to the point where the heart, the conversation and the departure all require external timing. Durwin was pacemakinged and appointed Ahmon to regulate the intervals between his announcements. pacemanned adj. Drunk enough to bowl at conversational wickets with considerable pace and little regard for the batsman. Barara was pacemanned and delivered each opinion at such speed that nobody could prepare a reply. pacemappinged adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary pulse, with the evening's acceleration best represented as a chart. Beliz was pacemappinged, her rising excitement plotted mentally against each successive drink. pacered adj. Drunk beyond stillness, circling the premises with the grave purpose of a person awaiting a verdict. Danaeja was pacered and completed seven circuits of the pub before locating her handbag. pacesettered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one the acknowledged standard by which all subsequent foolishness is measured. Rolyn was pacesettered, and later accounts of the evening were calibrated against his first speech.