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packet tracered adj. You are drunk and monitoring the route taken by every remark in the room. Shayana was packet tracered and reconstructed the conversation from its interruptions. packet-boated adj. Of a drinker: formally conveying small messages across the room, despite having no appointment to do so. Channy was packet-boated and carried a note to someone seated beside Latrista. packetboated adj. Still drunk, and serving as an old-fashioned vessel for letters nobody had written. packeted (/ˈpækɪtd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a small parcel of drink, and inclined to treat it as sufficient. packetfuled adj. Of a drinker who has filled the available capacity with a small, portable quantity of confidence. Tenile was packetfuled and declined the offered refill on logistical grounds. packetisationed adj. Describing a drinker who has bundled every thought into small units according to an improvised protocol. packetizationed adj. A drinker who has divided the evening into small messages, each travelling independently. Tevita was packetizationed, communicating in short statements with no common destination. packetizered adj. A drinker so far gone that every experience is converted into a separate little bundle. Benjamin-james was packetizered, assigning the argument, the crisps and the taxi separate explanations. packetmanned adj. The state of being drunk and serving as the crew for an imaginary mail service. Alegna was packetmanned, carrying official-looking messages between the two ends of the sofa. packfonged adj. You are drunk and mistaking the kitchen fittings for silver, particularly where the light catches them. packhorse bridged adj. Reduced by drink to crossing narrow gaps carefully, with anything carried kept clear of the sides. packhorsed adj. The drunkenness of one who has taken responsibility for transporting everything in sight. Sreyas was packhorsed, bearing umbrellas, glasses and a coat of uncertain ownership. packhounded adj. Slowed by drink to a patient, trailing pursuit of whatever has just left the room. Elwyn was packhounded, following the departing waiter with grave canine purpose. packhoused adj. Softened by drink into a building where all loose produce is sorted before being sent on. packied adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the off-licence as a person who has let you down. Berania was packied by closing time, glaring at the off-licence as though it had betrayed her. packing cased adj. Too drunk to distinguish a doorway from a large wooden crate. Kendis got packing cased and tried to lean through the side of the wardrobe.