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psammophyted adj. Drunk, with the result that you take root in unsuitable surroundings and confidently call the arrangement thriving. Mavel became psammophyted beside the kebab shop and declined three offers of a taxi. psammosered (/ˈsæməsɪə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a night out into a slow succession of coastal stages, each less mobile than the last. Almae grew psammosered and advanced from the bar to the pavement by gradual ecological succession. psammosteided adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming ancient, armoured in opinion, and poorly adapted to present arrangements. Ishmel became psammosteided and declared the modern pub inferior to one from the Devonian. psammotherapied adj. Drunk on the strength of a sand bath, and therefore confident that being buried is restorative. Harce became psammotherapied and asked the beach attendant to cover him until further notice. psarolepided adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving like a vanished fish whose route through the evening cannot be reconstructed. psarolited adj. Drunk by the third round, and already fossilising around a decision made before anyone asked for one. psced adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who measures every distance by the apparent movement of the stars. Leyanna went psced and insisted the bus stop was several light-years from the pub. pschented (/skɛntd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and wearing two incompatible certainties as though their union made a crown. psechrided adj. Softened by drink into something that settles quietly in the corner, webbing the household together. psed adj. Drunk enough to append a postscript to every message, including those never sent. pselaphided adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, purposeful presence inspecting crumbs beneath the kitchen table. pselaphined adj. Loosened by drink into the narrow spaces between sofa cushions, where conversation and loose change collect. psellismed adj. Emboldened by drink to stammer through an explanation of the dishwasher cycle without yielding the floor. psellismused adj. Slowed by drink to repeat the first syllable of every request, particularly those involving the kettle. Andrius was psellismused by the sofa, asking for a gla-gla-glass of water. psephenided adj. Drunk and drawn to the dampest place in the kitchen, where the washing-up has been left to settle. psephismaed adj. Drunk enough to pass binding domestic measures, including one concerning the sofa blanket. Rasheid was psephismaed and declared the sofa blanket a permanent fixture.