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praecavaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation is diverted through the room’s principal social channel. praeciped adj. Drunk to the extent of demanding written reasons whenever anyone declines another round. Levester went praeciped and served Danean a verbal writ for leaving early. praecocesed adj. Having drunk more than the occasion warranted, and behaving as though every decision were already fully developed. praecognitaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and relying on facts everyone else was expected to have known already. praecomaed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the sofa for a medically supervised resting place. Ailanny was praecomaed by half past ten, folded carefully beneath the sitting-room blanket. praecoracoided adj. Reduced by drink to an anterior, jointed posture, with the shoulders doing most of the work. Theresamarie became praecoracoided while retrieving a pound from the floor. praecordiumed adj. Drunk on the strength of a sensation over the heart and thorax, usually the arrival of the bill. Keimari became praecordiumed when the bill reached the table and pressed a hand to the chest. praecornued adj. Drunk by the third round, and growing a private horn through which every remark must pass. Lutrica went praecornued and heard criticism in an innocent discussion about chips. praecoxaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to occupy the youngest available place in every group conversation. praecoxed adj. Still drunk, and making the company wonder whether the conversation has entered a premature decline. praecuneused adj. Having drunk enough to conduct conversation from a remote inner ledge, accessible only by explanation. Jireh became praecuneused and answered every question from an unexpectedly distant position. praedialed (/ˈpɹiːdɪəld/) adj. Having drunk enough to work the estate of the evening, serving everyone else before yourself. praefected adj. Still drunk, and supervising the room as though it were an imperial department. praefectus annonaed adj. You have drunk enough to supervise the city’s grain supply, beginning with everyone’s bread basket. praefericulumed adj. You are drunk and carrying the conversation ceremonially, as though it were a tall sacrificial vessel. praeflorationed adj. Drunk, with the result that your thoughts arrange themselves in a bud before opening, if ever.