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pre-trialed adj. Having drunk more than the evidence warrants, yet conducting a preliminary hearing beside the cloakroom. Zoya was pre-trialed, questioning the taxi driver before agreeing to leave. pre-vissed adj. Having drunk enough to previsualise the sofa, then discover it is already occupied by you. pre-workouted adj. Drunk by the third round, and approaching the bar with the concentrated energy of a warm-up supplement. preQ1'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and chemically intermediate between sensible departure and another drink. Gurleen was preQ1'd by the third round, chemically suspended between sensible departure and another drink. preabdomened adj. Drunk to a degree that the front half of the body acquires an ungainly, armoured prominence. Lyiam became preabdomened and advanced through the doorway sideways. preabelian categoried adj. Sufficiently drunk to have a beginning and an end to every movement, but no reliable middle. Charlottle became preabelian categoried halfway up the stairs and completed the ascent sideways. preablationed adj. Drunk to the extent of having removed every unnecessary conversational layer before anyone requested surgery. Tyshai was preablationed, removing every unnecessary conversational layer before anyone mentioned surgery. preabsorbtioned adj. Drunk on the strength of absorbing the evening before any subsequent process can sensibly begin. preabsorptioned adj. Drunk since last orders, and absorbing each new development before the previous one has been properly processed. preacceleratored adj. Drunk by the third round, and feeding every modest impulse into a larger, less governable one. Malakie became preacceleratored and sent a minor complaint directly into a major correspondence. preacceptanced adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying the provisional interval in which every proposal is nearly approved. Suvanna became preacceptanced and agreed in principle to several implausible journeys. preaccreditationed adj. Still drunk, and provisionally respectable pending an inspection that nobody has arranged. preaccumulationed adj. Too drunk to begin the operation, but quite capable of gathering everything required for it. Kareesha became preaccumulationed and collected spoons for an experiment never conducted. preaccusationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to revive an earlier accusation, preferably one whose particulars have deteriorated. preacetylationed adj. Having drunk enough to modify the conversation chemically, before the more consequential reaction begins. preached (/pɹiːt͡ʃd/) adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with a sermon, delivering one nevertheless upon the nearest captive audience. Saraya became preached and addressed the coat stand on the virtues of punctuality.