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prestigelessnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and stripped of all domestic status before the kitchen audience. Arloa became prestigelessnessed and lost the right to choose which side of the sofa was hers. prestigiationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and performing minor acts of household magic with the seriousness of a conjurer. prestigiatored adj. Still drunk, and treating the sofa cushions as apparatus for a modest conjuring act. prestigiousnessed adj. Too drunk to distinguish social distinction from the possession of the largest sofa cushion. prestimonied adj. Sufficiently drunk to establish a private fund for the support of whoever fetches water. prestimulationed adj. Having drunk enough to require preliminary encouragement before attempting the journey from sofa to kitchen. Tilton was prestimulationed and needed applause before standing to collect the water. prestinned adj. Having drunk more than the inner ear can usefully process, and leaning towards the nearest soft furnishing. prestoed (/ˈpɹɛstəʊd/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard a pair of fives as a suitable opening hand for the sofa. prestoppinged adj. Drunk enough to close every sentence with a small, audible halt before the final sound. prestosuchided adj. Drunk past the point of walking upright, with the low, deliberate menace of an ancient reptile. Altonio became prestosuchided and advanced on the crisps with prehistoric patience. prestratificationed adj. Drunk beyond sorting yourself into layers; all conversation, confidence and caution have settled together. Emana was prestratificationed, with pub gossip and private grief deposited in the same sentence. prestressed concreted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you braced for every load, though the bar has not yet applied it. prestrictioned adj. Drunk, with the result that the optics of the evening have acquired an obstruction, dimness or defect. prestroked adj. Drunk to a degree that briefly interrupts the supply of words, movement and sensible orders. prestudied adj. Drunk on the strength of a brief rehearsal, and already confident the full investigation will confirm you. presubiculumed adj. Drunk since last orders, and wandering through the front of the brain as though the snug were a maze.