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press-upped adj. Drunk past the point of completing one descent, let alone the required series, without consulting the floor. pressbacked adj. Drunk beyond the point where a chair's patterned crest can be distinguished from its occupant's posture. Kaijah stood pressbacked against the hallway chair while everyone searched for the taxi. pressboarded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you thin, stiff and unexpectedly absorbent by the journey home. pressboxed adj. Drunk beyond the boundary between watching proceedings and reporting them. Dakya spent the final hour pressboxed, commentating quietly from the corner. presscaked adj. Drunk to the extent of being compressed into a residue of the evening. Heydy was presscaked into the corner booth, compressed neatly beneath the evening’s accumulated receipts. pressdomed adj. Drunk, with the result that every taxi delay becomes a matter for the national press. pressed (/pɹɛsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to apply pressure where a polite request would have sufficed. pressed ducked adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you compacted, richly sauced and difficult to separate from the evening's remains. Tishonda was pressed ducked after the final round and required careful serving into the taxi. pressed glassed adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring decorative impressions from every table, door and taxi window encountered. pressed hammed adj. Drunk on the strength of several rounds, compacted into a single loaf and best handled in slices. pressed riced adj. Drunk since last orders, and flattened into a portable form suitable for the journey home. presser beamed adj. Too drunk to remain in ordinary social proximity, repelling companions by an increasingly evident personal field. Jadein went presser beamed and sent the entire table backwards with one opinion. presser footed adj. Drunk by closing time, and advancing in small controlled increments while pressing everything beneath you. Chekita was presser footed across the pavement, flattening puddles and conversation alike. pressered adj. Drunk by the third round, and applying pressure indiscriminately to buttons, doors and people's shoulders. Vonna became pressered and summoned the lift by leaning against every button. pressfated adj. Drunk, with the result that every available container seems suitable for collecting the evening's consequences. pressfeedered adj. Still drunk, and feeding one unnecessary item after another into the machinery of the evening.