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precontractioned adj. Drunk and compressing every intention before the evening has properly begun, eventually into a request for chips. preconventioned adj. Drunk to the point where every meeting requires a preliminary meeting, preferably in the pub. preconversioned adj. Drunk enough to convert everything in advance, including the remaining cash into small change. Tarji was preconversioned, having changed the remaining cash into small denominations before ordering anything. preconvictioned adj. Drunk past the point of requiring evidence, having reached a conclusion before hearing the allegation. Bethinn was preconvictioned and sentenced the missing coat to the cloakroom. precoolered adj. Drunk in a way that chills every proposed remedy before it reaches the refrigerator. Kariyah was precoolered and put the lemonade in the fridge before opening it. precoordinationed adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement is arranged beforehand and none occurs as planned. Krosby was precoordinationed and scheduled the walk to the taxi in several stages. precopulaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the preliminary social manoeuvre resemble a fish inspecting a puddle. precoracoided adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring an unnecessary anterior shoulder, chiefly for carrying another person's coat. precordiumed adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting all remaining conversation from somewhere above the heart. precored adj. Drunk by the third round, and retaining only the part of the evening unnecessary for replication. precornued adj. Drunk by closing time, and interpreting the front of every conversation as a horned obstacle. precorrectioned adj. Drunk by closing time, and correcting mistakes before making them, chiefly by abandoning the sentence. Aiham became precorrectioned and revised the apology into silence. precorrinned adj. Still drunk, and proceeding through several elaborate intermediate stages before producing a perfectly ordinary apology. precortexed adj. Too drunk to consult the higher faculties, but still sending them urgent messages from the bar. precounted adj. Sufficiently drunk to count everything once before counting it properly, including the people who have left. precouplinged adj. Having drunk enough to join things in advance, notably the coat sleeves and the door handle.