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paduakanned adj. A drinker who has set off across the pub for provisions and may not return before dawn. Jaliyl went paduakanned towards the bar and was last seen near the crisps. 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. Haizea grew paduasoyed and had to be folded carefully into the corner seat. padukaed adj. Softened by drink into a person who regards ordinary footwear as an elaborate impediment to the toes. Lysha became padukaed and attempted to leave the pub by stepping delicately between everyone’s shoes. 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. Janel grew padwalled and wound through the conversation before settling beside the umbrella stand. padworked adj. Loosened by drink into repeated, good-natured striking of cushions, walls and one unsuspecting sideboard. Leanni became padworked and practised combinations on the pub’s upholstered bench. 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. Than became paeaned and sang his gratitude to the corridor on returning from the toilet. paeanismed adj. Drunk and praising the chips, the barman and ultimately the municipal paving. Justinn grew paeanismed and delivered a hymn to the generosity of the bar snacks. paed (/pɑːd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who calls for his father whenever the stairs acquire another landing. Khailey became paed and asked her father to supervise the final flight. 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. Adja was paedagogued and explained table manners to a child who was eating quietly. 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.