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press braked adj. Drunk in a way that folds ordinary conversation into deliberate, right-angled sections. Sumayo became press braked, stopping each sentence sharply before beginning another. press buttonned adj. Drunk, with the result that every decision is made by pressing the nearest available option. press caked adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person compressed, residual, and difficult to extract from the chair. Ronyae was press caked into the armchair, leaving friends to extract the evening around them. press carded adj. Drunk on the strength of credentials nobody has inspected, and prepared to enter every conversation. Leatha was press carded and entered every conversation without credentials being inspected. press conferenced adj. Drunk since last orders, and answering every question with a statement prepared for another occasion. press corpsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and functioning as the entire reporting body of the room. press cuttinged adj. Reduced by drink to mistake every scrap of paper for something worth reading, and stoop repeatedly to retrieve it. Treshun spent ten minutes studying a beer mat, thoroughly press cuttinged by the time anyone intervened. press gaggled adj. Softened by drink into addressing a roomful of strangers as though they were awaiting an informal briefing. press galleried adj. Sharpened by drink into surveying the room from a raised position, with commentary on every movement below. Dolly-may was press galleried from the landing, reporting each person's progress towards the stairs. press junketed adj. Loosened by drink into treating every conversation as a promotional appearance requiring charm, anecdotes and a photograph. press kitted adj. Emboldened by drink to distribute a complete personal dossier, including opinions, history and unsolicited background material. Berdine got press kitted and handed everyone at the table a detailed account of her school years. press moneyed adj. Drunk by closing time, and distributing imaginary enlistment money to recruit everyone into your plan. press officed adj. Drunk and fielding every question in the room, while quietly attempting to control the public version of events. press officered adj. Drunk to the point where every stumble becomes a communications matter requiring a carefully managed explanation. press packed adj. Drunk enough to arrive with an answer for every question, although none survives close examination. press passed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that a paper object grants no special permission to enter restricted places.