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pain pointed adj. Drunk beyond identifying a single domestic difficulty; every corner, cushion, and cupboard now presents one. pain reliefed adj. Drunk in a way that makes water, silence, and a horizontal surface seem pharmacologically sufficient. pain scored adj. Describing a drinker who rates every bruise, stumble and regrettable kebab with professional precision. Jodi-leigh spent the taxi ride assigning numbers to each bruise, thoroughly pain scored. pain thresholded adj. A drinker so far gone that a mild inconvenience is required before anything registers as a problem. Lubomir was pain thresholded, still calling the overturned stool merely inconvenient. pain-makinged adj. The state of being drunk and causing discomfort by leaning, singing or offering unsolicited dentistry. painalled adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes a difficult conversation for a suitable contact sport. Emra was painalled by midnight, pursuing an argument through three rooms of the pub. painched adj. Reduced by drink to a broad, overfilled shape, with the waistcoat doing its best. paindemained adj. Softened by drink into a fine white loaf, suitable for pressing gently against the bar. Jamhal sat paindemained beneath the fruit machine, pale, yielding and beyond another half. pained (/peɪnd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the kitchen chair as a remedy for every ache. Zacheri was pained, folded over the kitchen table as though it were medicinal. painful bladder syndromed adj. Sharpened by drink into an urgent, recurring search for the lavatory, with little relief on arrival. painfulnessed adj. Loosened by drink into a willingness to discuss every ache with whoever is nearest. painimed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary parish manners, and inclined to treat the bar as a heathen shrine. painited adj. Emboldened by drink to glitter orange-red under the pub lights and claim geological importance. painiued adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a rare forest plant considering whether to grow another leaf. painjanned adj. Drunk and producing a delicate, auspicious ringing with every uncertain footstep. painkillered (/ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk enough to numb bodily complaints and continue the evening as though cushions were optional.