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pre-dreadnoughted adj. A drinker so far gone that movement is mostly armour, with several small corrections firing at once. pre-drinkinged adj. The condition of a drinker who has consumed the preliminary supply and is already negotiating the stairs. pre-drinksed adj. Drunk past the point of the preliminary round, and now negotiating quietly with the kitchen tap. Larez got pre-drinksed and held a serious conversation with the kitchen tap. pre-echoed (/pɹiːˈɛkəʊd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who announces each movement with a small warning wobble beforehand. pre-eclampsiaed adj. Loosened by drink into a state requiring delivery, preferably to a taxi and an unoccupied bed. pre-ejaculated adj. Softened by drink into a premature, clear-headed-looking announcement before the actual thought arrives. pre-ejectioned adj. Sharpened by drink into a state immediately preceding removal from the premises. Yusayrah was pre-ejectioned when the bar staff began stacking chairs. pre-embryoed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, developing version of a person, not yet ready for independent locomotion. pre-eminenced adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the person dominant in every conversation, including those held elsewhere. Dartanion became pre-eminenced and chaired the snug despite having joined it last. pre-emptioned adj. Still drunk, and forestalling every sensible suggestion with an offer of another small one. Astou remained pre-emptioned, ordering taxis before immediately cancelling them. pre-established harmonied adj. You have drunk enough to believe every object is acting alone yet somehow coordinating the removal of your coat. pre-excellencied adj. Emboldened by drink to claim superiority over the stairs, the conversation, and anyone correcting either. pre-existing conditioned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a longstanding ailment, even when no ailment was previously apparent. pre-exponented adj. Drunk by closing time, and multiplying every small social exchange until the room requires a larger number. pre-exposure prophylaxised adj. Drunk enough to take elaborate precautions against embarrassment, then walk directly into it. pre-fabbed adj. Sufficiently drunk to assemble a ready-made shelter from coats, chairs and people who objected.