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pseudoangulared adj. Drunk past the point of having a useful rear section to the jaw, and therefore unable to finish a sentence. Iretta grew pseudoangulared, her jaw moving at the back while the words failed to emerge. pseudoannualed adj. Drunk beyond a reliable yearly cycle, appearing to renew the same mistake every few minutes. Patterson became pseudoannualed, repeatedly rediscovering the staircase as though it were a seasonal event. pseudoanodontiaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every word lodged behind the gums instead of erupting into speech. Daenna became pseudoanodontiaed and produced only the beginnings of several perfectly good sentences. pseudoanonymizationed adj. Reduced by drink to replacing everyone’s identity with practical labels such as ‘coat’, ‘driver’, and ‘person with chips’. Cherece became pseudoanonymizationed and addressed the taxi driver solely as ‘transport’. pseudoanticlined adj. Drunk, with the result that the body rises in the middle and slopes uncertainly towards either side. pseudoapostled adj. Drunk to the extent of preaching confidently from a doctrine assembled during the current round. Kasahn became pseudoapostled and preached the correct method of taking one stair at a time. pseudoappendicitised adj. Drunk on the strength of a false internal alarm, with every minor movement reported as an emergency. pseudoapproximationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now accepting an answer that is considerably less accurate than the question requires. pseudoarchaeologied (/ˌs(j)uː.dəʊˌɑː.kiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting ordinary pub debris as evidence of a vanished civilisation. pseudoarchaeologisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and confidently attributing each loss of balance to an ancient civilisation. Gleeta became pseudoarchaeologisted and dated the staircase to a culture that plainly used modern carpet. pseudoarchaismed adj. Too drunk to distinguish an old-fashioned expression from one invented while trying to stand upright. pseudoarchaisted adj. Sufficiently drunk to manufacture antique expressions whenever ordinary speech proves too demanding. pseudoarcheologied adj. Still drunk, and finding ancient significance in each ordinary object encountered on the way home. Macall remained pseudoarcheologied, examining the stair carpet for traces of an earlier settlement. pseudoarthrosised adj. Drunk past the point of holding the evening together without a little unwanted movement. pseudoarticled adj. Having drunk enough to produce statements with the outward shape of sentences but no corresponding substance. Nikiah became pseudoarticled, issuing polished fragments while attempting the first three stairs. pseudoarticulationed adj. Having drunk more than the joints can accommodate, moving through a rudimentary substitute for coordination.