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paganoited adj. The state of being drunk and grey-faced, unsteady, and chemically overcommitted. Raxton looked paganoited, gripping the banister while the room acquired a mineral cast. paganophiled adj. The condition of a drinker who takes an enthusiastic interest in anyone attempting a solemn ceremony, including yourself. Breahna was paganophiled and applauded each of Dessie's cautious steps towards the lavatory. paganried (/ˈpeɪɡənɹid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has made a ritual of standing up and is losing interest in the standing part. Twina was paganried, rising from the sofa only to begin the ceremony again. pagared adj. Softened by drink into a flexible barrier, with the drinker unable to remain on either side of it. Aliyana became pagared and leaned across the garden fence without choosing a country. pagaried adj. Drunk, with the result that your hat has acquired a trailing cloth shade and your neck has retired from duty. Jevontay went pagaried and kept adjusting an imaginary hat while waiting for the bus. pagashed adj. Sharpened by drink into a flat, starchy determination to climb stairs that have offered no encouragement. Lanyard became pagashed and attacked the stairs with the focus of a man carrying a tray. pagasted adj. Loosened by drink into a small district of poorly connected movements. Mylynda was pagasted, with her feet governing separate rural jurisdictions on the stairs. pagated adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the stairs as though holding the decisive card. Jaice became pagated and declared the staircase beaten before reaching the first step. pagatied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone consulting a council before moving each foot. Tenneille was pagatied and required a full meeting before descending the final four stairs. pagatpated adj. Drunk and swaying like a mangrove, rooted to the spot while the room moves around you. Parv stood pagatpated beside the stairs, branching into the banister whenever the floor shifted. pagdied adj. Drunk by the third round, and wearing the beer towel as though it were formal headgear. Kalam became pagdied and tied a bar towel around his head for the walk home. page boyed adj. Drunk to a degree that has made carrying coats and collecting fares seem an official appointment. Emari was page boyed, gathering everyone's coats with ceremonial seriousness. page breaked adj. Drunk enough to insert a firm division between intention and the next stair. Lusvin was page breaked, stopping abruptly halfway down as though the staircase had ended. page extented adj. Drunk past the point of knowing how many pages the journey downstairs contains. Ivona was page extented and estimated the staircase at forty pages, none of them familiar. page faulted adj. Drunk beyond the point where a foot can access the next step without first loading it. Beril was page faulted, pausing on every stair while the necessary movement arrived. page filed adj. Of a drinker who has been shelved by the evening, with the coat still awaiting collection. Oveline was page filed by closing time, asleep beside the cloakroom tickets.