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pteropoded adj. Softened by drink into a drifting creature, equipped chiefly for crossing the room very slowly. Genell was pteropoded by midnight, gliding towards the buffet without visible legs. pteropodided adj. Sharpened by drink into a fruit bat of opinions, each delivered from above the curtain rail. Jozlynne was pteropodided, dispensing judgements from the highest available shelf. pteropodined adj. Loosened by drink into a flying mammal with no settled view of where the fruit is. Beryl was pteropodined, circling the kitchen before selecting an entirely ordinary apple. pteropsinned adj. Emboldened by drink to see without seeing and to explain the phenomenon at length. pteroptochided adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of a small bird crossing a forest floor. pterorhodinned adj. Drunk and red enough to appear chromatically significant beneath the kitchen light. pterosaured (/ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹd/) adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary furniture seems a suitable launch platform. pterosaurianed adj. Drunk enough to regard the garden wall as an ancient runway and the hedge as a destination. pterosauromorphed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary posture and into a vanished form of aerial reptile. pterosaurused adj. Drunk beyond the age of sensible flight, but still prepared to test the coffee table. pterosinned adj. Having drunk more than the bracken can reasonably account for, and developed a distinct morning-after stiffness. pterosphenoided adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the skull feeling structurally important and the conversation less so. pterostigmaed adj. Drunk, with the result that one small coloured detail on every object commands the entire evening. Marcius was pterostigmaed, pointing out the notable mark on every glass in the room. pterostilbened (/(p)tɛɹəʊˈstɪlbiːnd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a chemically related compound seem the natural subject of farewell. pterothecided adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming an extinct shell, chiefly noticed when asked to leave. Jequetta was pterothecided by midnight, still and ornamental beneath the banquette. pterothoraxed adj. Drunk on the strength of two thoracic segments and a firm belief that the hallway is negotiable. Reha was pterothoraxed, proceeding through the hallway with admirable but misplaced confidence.