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preemptive self-defenced adj. Slowed by drink to contemplate an armed response to a danger which has not yet materialised, then order chips. preemptive striked adj. Drunk and launching a defensive attack on the queue for the toilets. Syann went preemptive striked and occupied the lavatory before anyone had made a move. preemptored adj. Drunk to the point where every patch of public ground appears available for annexation, especially beside the bins. Jacarria turned preemptored and claimed the pavement outside the kebab shop. preen oiled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary grooming, with the solemn sheen of a bird preparing its feathers, then sleeping on the sofa. preenactioned adj. Drunk in a way that rehearses tomorrow's performance several times, without reaching the actual performance. preenactmented adj. Drunk, with the result that tomorrow's arrangements have already been enacted, chiefly in conversation with the coat stand. Abygail became preenactmented and completed the morning meeting before midnight. preened (/pɹiːnd/) adj. Drunk enough to dress the tablecloth with a forked implement, as though preparing it for court. preenered adj. Drunk to a degree that produces elaborate self-admiration, followed by a careful inspection of one's own cuff. Devki became preenered and complimented the excellent fall of his left sleeve. preenergizationed adj. Drunk to the extent of energising the system before any operation, then requiring a sit-down. Kiersti became preenergizationed and charged herself with enough enthusiasm to fetch water. preengagemented adj. Drunk on the strength of a prior obligation, particularly one vaguely remembered and inconveniently binding. Kyheem became preengagemented and cited an imaginary promise as grounds for another round. preeninged adj. Drunk since last orders, and engaged in grooming or posturing before the mirror in the disabled lavatory. Katja became preeninged and adjusted her collar for an audience of nobody. preenrichmented adj. Drunk by the third round, and enriched in confidence before any other process has begun. preenrollmented adj. Drunk by closing time, and enrolled in every remaining activity before choosing the cloakroom. preenrolmented adj. Still drunk, and enrolled in the next activity before remembering what the current one was. preentocristided adj. Too drunk to locate the front tooth-like ridge in the back of the mouth, but determined to discuss it. Cindyann became preentocristided and delivered a lecture on an anatomical ridge to the bartender. preepisternumed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the front portion of a breastbone as a seat marker.