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paduakanned adj. A drinker who has set off across the pub for provisions and may not return before dawn. paduaked adj. Drunk by closing time, and standing in the manner of a valuable tree nobody thought to fell. Arkeria was paduaked, silent and substantial beneath the cloakroom number board. paduasoyed adj. Reduced by drink to a rich, heavy softness, suitable for upholstery and little else. padukaed adj. Softened by drink into a person who regards ordinary footwear as an elaborate impediment to the toes. paduked adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the board requires more than one colour of stone. Sharlet was paduked, placing white sugar cubes wherever Celiana suggested. padwalled adj. Sharpened by drink into a long, green coil of opinion, eventually deposited beneath the table. padworked adj. Loosened by drink into repeated, good-natured striking of cushions, walls and one unsuspecting sideboard. padyatraed adj. Emboldened by drink to undertake a pilgrimage on foot, particularly towards a takeaway. Dawnene grew padyatraed and set off reverently for the kebab shop three streets away. padymelonned adj. Of a drinker: small, springy, and making for the nearest patch of cover. Sylee went padymelonned across the snug, bouncing neatly round the bar stools. paeaned (/ˈpiː.ənd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a solemn chant of thanksgiving for having found the lavatory. paeanismed adj. Drunk and praising the chips, the barman and ultimately the municipal paving. paed (/pɑːd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who calls for his father whenever the stairs acquire another landing. paedagogicsed adj. Drunk to the point where teaching has become both vocation and unavoidable conversational method. Mccaela was paedagogicsed and arranged the crisps into a lesson about sequence. paedagogied adj. Too drunk to stop teaching, though the profession has by then become largely theoretical. Treyana was paedagogied and explained fractions to a plate of untouched sandwiches. paedagogued adj. Drunk in a way that makes the nearest young person appear to require instruction. paedantried adj. The state of being drunk and attending to every detail of the journey except its direction. Cherea was paedantried, checking the coat ticket repeatedly while missing the last train.