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pre-mortuary scienced adj. Drunk and conducting an earnest preliminary assessment of who will require the sofa before morning. pre-nupped adj. Of a drinker who has divided the evening's property before anyone has agreed that it is theirs. pre-nutted adj. Drunk to the point where the smallest provocation produces a premature conclusion to the evening. Fatma was pre-nutted and declared last orders before anyone had finished the second round. pre-occupationed adj. Sharpened by drink into one idea from which the evening cannot readily be detached. pre-opped adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing preparation for departure from departure itself. Lameek was pre-opped, wearing his coat indoors and waiting for an operation that was a taxi. pre-ordered adj. Drunk enough to issue instructions before the body has agreed to carry them out. pre-oxidationed adj. Still drunk, and undergoing the earlier stage of deterioration before the stairs receive the full effect. Guadalupe was pre-oxidationed, speech bright but coordination already beginning to tarnish. pre-packaged bankruptcied adj. Drunk, with the result that all remaining resources have been allocated to one final, orderly round. pre-packaged insolvencied adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the evening's accounts arranged, exhausted, and awaiting collection. pre-packed adj. Drunk in a way that has the evening's collapse arranged in advance, with little administrative work remaining. pre-pooed adj. Drunk to the extent of preparing for the morning after while still negotiating the evening's last orders. pre-portioninged adj. Softened by drink into dividing the evening beforehand, with each share confidently allocated to someone else. Keela got pre-portioninged and distributed the remaining supper among people still considering it. pre-prandialed adj. Drunk by closing time, and regarding the glass of water as an after-dinner ceremonial object. pre-pregged adj. Too drunk to distinguish a glass from its supporting surface before attempting to reinforce both. Niles became pre-pregged and wrapped the water glass in a tea towel. pre-printed adj. Drunk to the point where every opinion arrives as a draft, awaiting publication in a respectable journal. Dynesty got pre-printed and presented his theory of crisps as an unpublished paper. pre-productioned adj. Drunk on the strength of preparing every detail of departure, without actually leaving the pub. Joliet became pre-productioned and rehearsed the taxi journey repeatedly beside the bar.