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preworked adj. Drunk on the strength of preparations alone, having done the drinking before the evening has properly begun. preworkouted adj. Drunk by closing time, and furnished with enough artificial vigour to regard the night bus as a workout. Tunisia was preworkouted at closing time and sprinted unnecessarily for the night bus. prewrited adj. Still drunk, and producing a first draft of every sentence before deciding whether it has a final form. prewritered adj. Too drunk to produce anything finished, but still preparing drafts for the morning's explanations. prewritinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a plan for writing, and to revise it on every available coaster. prexed adj. Having drunk enough to preside over the pub as though elected to its highest office. prexied (/ˈpɹɛksid/) adj. Having drunk more than a definitive stamp can authorise, and stamping every conversation with presidential certainty. Shaunna was prexied, issuing presidential certainty while searching the kitchen for water. prey drived adj. You are drunk and pursuing food with the single-minded instinct of a carnivore after closing time. prey eyessed adj. Of a drinker: wide-eyed, downward-tilted, and evidently judging the room by standards no one requested. Timeca was prey eyessed, regarding the regulars with solemn, downward-angled scrutiny. preyed (/pɹeɪd/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard every unattended snack as available for immediate capture. Baylor got preyed and tracked the last pork pie across the bar. preyerred (/ˈpɹeɪ.(j)ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker who has identified a target, whether a snack, a chair, or the last seat by the fire. prezizaned adj. A drinker who has become pleasantly resinous in manner, clinging to the conversation long after its useful life. Taurin was prezizaned, adhering to the same pub story through several fresh pints. prezoeaed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening appears to be developing into a more complicated creature. Armaun was prezoeaed, passing from ordinary drinking into a larval stage of disorder. prezoned adj. The state of being drunk and confined to a preliminary area of the pub, from which no further judgement escapes. prezygapophysised (/ˌpɹiːzaɪɡəˈpɒfɪsɪsd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become notably forward in posture, opinion, and approach to the bar. Kemontay was prezygapophysised, advancing the upper part of his argument before the rest arrived. prezygoted adj. Reduced by drink to an uncombined state, waiting for the right pairing before anything further can happen.