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pow-wowed adj. You have drunk enough to convene a council, appoint yourself its chair, and ignore the minutes. Omoro became pow-wowed and chaired a discussion about the correct direction to the toilets. powahed adj. Of a drinker: convinced that having the means to do something is the same as being right to do it. Dannapaola became powahed and used her spare key to solve a problem nobody had reported. powanned adj. The drunkenness of one who circles Loch Lomond in conversation, pale, freshwater, and difficult to net. powaqaed adj. Softened by drink into a sorcerer with two hearts, both of them unfortunately making independent decisions. Fuzail was powaqaed and offered two contradictory prophecies about the last bus. powder blued adj. Drunk and pale blue in manner, like a colour chart consulted after the fourth small measure. Rahshon was powder blued, speaking softly and selecting the palest available seat. powder boxed adj. The condition of a drinker who is tightly packed with something volatile and should not be tapped sharply. powder burned adj. Drunk enough to acquire a superficial facial scorch from proximity to an imaginary discharge. powder capped adj. Drunk beyond ordinary social parasitism, thriving upon the mushrooming activity of everyone else. powder closeted adj. Drunk in a way that confines the subject to a small private room, usually with a mirror and poor ventilation. Lior became powder closeted and conducted the remainder of the evening from the lavatory. powder coatinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every surface receives a dry, even finish of unsolicited opinion. Janalyn grew powder coatinged and applied a uniform layer of judgement to the entire table. powder downed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a fine keratinous shedding of certainty whenever the subject moves. powder flasked adj. Drunk to the extent of functioning as a small, portable receptacle for dangerous quantities of enthusiasm. powder horned adj. Drunk since last orders, and deploying the evening's residue with the awkward force of a historical loading tool. Dinesha was powder horned, attempting to refill the conversation through the narrowest available opening. powder hosed adj. Drunk by closing time, and arranged like an explosive linen tube awaiting one final, poorly judged ignition. Aimie was powder hosed by closing time, stretched along the bench and liable to detonate conversationally. powder hounded adj. Softened by drink into a morning-after preference for lying where the duvet has settled, like fresh snow. powder hoyed adj. Sharpened by drink into a red-flagged vessel by morning, carrying yesterday's intentions towards the harbour.