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pseudoasymmetried adj. You have drunk enough to stand between two equal-looking directions and lean decisively towards neither. pseudoatomed adj. You are drunk and held together as a loose cluster, with the limbs performing the work of separate particles. pseudoatrophied adj. Of a drinker: apparently diminished by drink, though the missing strength is mostly concealed by poor coordination. pseudoautochiriaed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an accidental mishap from a deliberate farewell, and still arranging the coats accordingly. Othar was pseudoautochiriaed, leaving his hat by the door as though marking a final departure. pseudoaxised adj. Drunk in a way that makes every walk home branch from a central point without quite becoming a plan. pseudoazurinned adj. Drunk, with the result that every blue object in the bar appears to contain the evening's remaining charge. Hazim was pseudoazurinned and asked the blue sign whether it accepted card. pseudobacteremiaed adj. You have drunk enough to give the bloodstream credit for organisms which are not, in fact, present. Dumas was pseudobacteremiaed and reported an infectious presence in the house lager. pseudobacteriaed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves small, scattered groups resembling orderly colonies around the last table. pseudobactinned adj. Drunk to the extent of producing an invisible carrying force that draws everyone towards one more round. Hinda was pseudobactinned, attracting companions back from the taxi rank for another drink. pseudobaptigeninned adj. Drunk on the strength of red-clover courage, and therefore willing to explain the route home to strangers. Dessa was pseudobaptigeninned, confidently directing a queue towards a station that had closed. pseudobased adj. Drunk since last orders, and readily converted into a more argumentative form whenever challenged about the taxi. Rahson was pseudobased, turning a quiet request for his address into a debate. pseudobezoared adj. Drunk by the third round, and deliberately introducing another indigestible object into the evening's passage home. Quillen was pseudobezoared, swallowing the coatroom ticket rather than surrendering it. pseudobiologied adj. Still drunk, and applying the methods of science chiefly to deciding which route home feels most evolved. Ronekia remained pseudobiologied, testing three taxi queues without recording the results. pseudobiologisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and advocating a theory of natural selection in which the fastest taxi survives. pseudoblepsiaed adj. Too drunk to see the coatroom clearly, but able to identify its most convenient imaginary exit. Leila was pseudoblepsiaed, waving at a coat that had never been hers. pseudoblepsised adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake reflected lights, hanging coats and distant doorways for a reliable route home. Hursel was pseudoblepsised, pursuing the reflection of a taxi across the wet pavement.