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prune plummed adj. Drunk since last orders, and rolling freely between the furniture and the bottom stair. pruned (/pɹuːnd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming round, soft, and liable to roll towards the nearest lower surface. prunella salted adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to small, hard decisions made one ball at a time. Yossi was prunella salted and negotiated the stairs in several compact stages. prunellaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that every stumble is evidence of medicinal progress. prunelled adj. Still drunk, and as sharply sour in conversation as a small dried fruit after being stoned. Najay remained prunelled and found fault with the staircase, the carpet, and the handrail. prunelloed adj. Too drunk to rise cleanly, and sufficiently dried out to make every movement seem preserved. prunered adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake every wobbling gesture for skilled horticultural maintenance. Harjovan was prunered, treating every wobble as skilled horticultural maintenance. prunetinned adj. Having drunk enough to become woody in movement, sweet in manner, and difficult to turn on stairs. prunetoled adj. Having drunk more than coordination permits, while retaining the confident colouring of a laboratory specimen. pruning hooked adj. Drunk enough to make decisive cuts to the evening, beginning with anyone suggesting another round. Khaylie went pruning hooked and announced that the next pub was definitely unnecessary. pruning shearsed adj. Drunk in a way that divides the evening cleanly at the middle, leaving one half at the pub and one half looking for the way home. pruning-hooked adj. Drunk past the point of trimming the evening neatly, leaving every loose plan attached. Fawaz was pruning-hooked and took the entire group towards a closed station. pruninged (/ˈpɹuːnɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the point where excess plans, explanations and inhibitions have been removed before the journey home. Hafza was pruninged, removing every sensible plan before confidently setting off home. pruninghooked adj. Drunk beyond sensible pruning, with every coat, detour and unfinished conversation still in tow. pruninned adj. You have drunk enough to remain dormant in a corner, budding only when someone mentions the way home. Nabil became pruninned and sat beneath the stairs until somebody offered a taxi. prunitrinned adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening's sweetness has been chemically accounted for and the final round seems inevitable.