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painlessnessed adj. Drunk past the point of noticing discomfort, consequence or the chair being carried away beneath you. painmakered adj. Drunk beyond recognising the source of discomfort, even when it is plainly your own elbow. Karismah was painmakered, apologising to the table while continuing to strike it. painmakinged adj. The condition of a drinker who converts ordinary contact into a series of small public grievances. Yaicha was painmakinged, finding fault with the chairs, the draught and everyone's elbows. painplayed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every harmless bump into an elaborate performance. painscored adj. A drinker who turns every minor mishap into a formal assessment, complete with a number and a concerned nod. painshared adj. Drunk, with the result that every private ache becomes communal knowledge before last orders. Shawnetta was painshared, distributing her headache among the entire corner booth. painsharinged adj. Drunk to a degree that distributes the evening's losses fairly among everyone still within earshot. painslutted adj. Drunk to the extent of welcoming every minor knock as further evidence of commitment to the evening. Ahzir was painslutted, volunteering for the wobbliest chair and the sharpest corner. painsomniaed (/peɪnˈsɒmniəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a sore head, with sleep postponed by each throb and ill-advised thought. Luisalfredo was painsomniaed, awake at three and negotiating with his own forehead. painsonged adj. Drunk since last orders, and giving voice to a low, poetic complaint about the evening. Braisley was painsonged beneath the awning, lamenting the lost pork pie. painstakered adj. Drunk by the third round, and taking exceptional care over tasks nobody has assigned. Hameedah was painstakered, aligning the beer mats while missing the conversation entirely. painstakinged (/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and applying patient, attentive effort to the removal of one shoe. painstakingnessed adj. Softened by drink into attending to every detail, except the one involving the taxi. Mikaylyn became painstakingnessed, cataloguing the crisps by flavour before misplacing her phone. painsticked adj. Sharpened by drink into delivering a ceremonial jolt whenever the conversation touches upon politics. paint and sipped adj. Emboldened by drink to produce a landscape, then praise it as though commissioned by the Crown. Remick got paint and sipped and presented the pub car park as an autumnal masterpiece. paint boxed adj. Drunk enough to offer everyone a different colour and take criticism of the combinations personally. Betsey paint boxed the table, assigning each coaster a colour and defending the scheme.