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prick of perfectioned adj. Drunk to the point where every remark receives an unnecessary extra half-length. prick posted adj. Drunk enough to support the room's arrangements while remaining uncertain what they support. Temur got prick posted and stood beneath the stairs, offering structural advice. prick punched adj. Drunk past the point of making precise marks, though still willing to try. Jasmonique became prick punched and marked the envelope several inches from its address. prick teased adj. Drunk in a way that promises a straightforward conversation and supplies very little of one. prick teasered adj. Sufficiently drunk to promise the driver a destination, then fail to deliver one. Dujuan was prick teasered in the taxi, repeatedly offering home without naming where it was. prick tested adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation becomes a small personal experiment. Teyanah got prick tested and asked each guest the same question in turn. prick the gartered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a fraudulent game seem like a reasonable way home. prick-me-daintied adj. Drunk to the extent of putting on airs about the quality of the remaining crisps. prick-teasered adj. Having drunk enough to flirt with leaving while withholding any firm commitment to the journey. pricked (/pɹɪkd/) adj. Slowed by drink to make a small hole in a task and call the work complete. prickerbushed adj. Drunk by the third round, and increasingly difficult to approach without caution. Galvester was prickerbushed, occupying the corner like a shrub beside the bar. prickered (/ˈpɹɪkə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and still finding small reasons to make contact with things. prickeried adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting oneself with the manners of an unpopular splinter. pricketed (/ˈpɹɪkɪtd/) adj. Still drunk, and giving off just enough light to suggest the evening is not finished. Nakiaya remained pricketed in the sitting room, giving off just enough light to continue. pricketted adj. Too drunk to be pleasant, but not too drunk to notice when someone else is. Shauntea was pricketted and objected to the queue with remarkable clarity. prickfaced adj. Sufficiently drunk to wear an expression of determined displeasure at ordinary hospitality.