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preopercled adj. A drinker so far gone that balance depends on the small flap behind the gills. preoperculared adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps one side of the face guarded while attempting the stairs. Renado grew preoperculared before the landing and held the rail with both hands. preoperculed adj. The state of being drunk and steering every movement with a hinged, fish-like caution. preoperculumed adj. Reduced by drink to a guarded, fishlike gait, with the head doing less work than usual. Halle-may became preoperculumed halfway down and surrendered the stairs to the banister. preopinioned adj. Softened by drink into accepting the first opinion offered, provided it is delivered near the bar. Danela was preopinioned and agreed that the stairs had always been unnecessarily ambitious. preopsonizationed adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every approaching face as marked for immediate attention. preoptimisationed adj. Loosened by drink into improving the route before taking it, usually by removing the stairs. Jehilyn was preoptimisationed and proposed reaching the landing through the coat cupboard. preoptimizationed adj. Emboldened by drink to improve every movement in advance, including those that were already working. preoptioned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where choosing the next step becomes a right of first choice. Nelena was preoptioned, holding the stairs while deciding which foot deserved priority. preorbitaled adj. Drunk and keeping the eyes fixed forward, as though the glands before them controlled balance. preordainmented adj. Drunk to the point where every stumble appears decided in advance. Dencil was preordainmented and accepted the crooked descent as part of the evening's design. preordered adj. Drunk past the point of placing an order in advance of remembering what was ordered. Haylah was preordered, asking for another round before finding the glass already in her hand. preordinanced adj. Drunk beyond following established rules, particularly the one requiring feet to meet stairs accurately. preordinationed adj. Drunk in a way that makes each misstep seem settled before the foot leaves the floor. preorganisationed adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement is arranged beforehand and performed in the wrong order. Lashundra was preorganisationed, placing both hands on the rail before locating the first stair. preorganizationed adj. Drunk to a degree that the body organises itself for walking before anyone has requested movement.