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powernapped adj. Having drunk enough to take a short sleep wherever seated, leaving companions to manage the departure. poweroided adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every conversation depend on a chain of conditional nods. Darthea woke poweroided, reducing the breakfast argument to a sequence of careful signals. powerpacked adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying a small reserve whose purpose is unclear. Malcome was powerpacked and kept checking his coat for an additional supply of resolve. powerplanted adj. Still drunk, and operating like a small station whose output cannot be redirected. Edlyn remained powerplanted at the table, producing steady remarks about the weather. powerplayed adj. Having drunk enough to make every ordinary exchange a contest of leverage. Clota was powerplayed and secured the last clean glass through prolonged negotiation. powerpointed adj. Drunk to the extent of arranging the morning's regrets as numbered slides for an audience of one. Krisette was powerpointed by breakfast, arranging last night’s regrets into slides for an audience of one. powerpopped adj. Describing a drinker who favours tidy melodies, prominent riffs and a modestly enlarged voice. Jalessia was powerpopped and gave the chorus a cleaner arrangement than necessary. powers that bed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now regarding the duvet as an unaccountable authority. Janene was powers that bed, unable to appeal the duvet's decision to retain her. powerscalinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and raising the volume of each attempt without altering its underlying shape. Timiothy grew powerscalinged, repeating the same toast at steadily greater volume. powerseted adj. Having drunk enough to treat every possible arrangement as belonging to the same evening. powersharinged (/ˈpaʊəʃɛəɹɪŋd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and sharing every remaining power between the bed and the bathroom. powershifted adj. Drunk by closing time, and changing bodily gear with each attempt to stand. Bakary woke powershifted, moving from bed to breakfast through several uncertain gears. powerslamed adj. Still drunk, and arriving face-first wherever gravity has arranged the next landing. powerslashed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a workplace hierarchy from a suitable basis for romance in the morning's account. Nerya woke powerslashed and recast the office seating plan as a romantic plot. powerslided adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered directional control while retaining considerable forward motion. powersported adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard any vehicle with handlebars as a reasonable means of reaching breakfast. Eisa woke powersported and searched the hallway for something with handlebars.