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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. paganried (/ˈpeɪɡənɹid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has made a ritual of standing up and is losing interest in the standing part. pagared adj. Softened by drink into a flexible barrier, with the drinker unable to remain on either side of it. 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. pagasted adj. Loosened by drink into a small district of poorly connected movements. Sianni was pagasted, loosened into a small district of poorly connected movements. 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. pagdied adj. Drunk by the third round, and wearing the beer towel as though it were formal headgear. Samiul was pagdied, wearing the beer towel as formal headgear by the third round. 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. page extented adj. Drunk past the point of knowing how many pages the journey downstairs contains. page faulted adj. Drunk beyond the point where a foot can access the next step without first loading it. 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.