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pteroticked adj. Drunk since last orders, and possessed of a head that now seems assembled from separate bones. Carwin was pteroticked, nodding gravely whenever the music changed key. pterotillomaniaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and plucking at feathers that are not present until the cushion is bare. pterotracheided adj. Reduced by drink to drifting about the gathering, tentatively sampling every conversation before moving on. pteroyl acided adj. Sharpened by drink into a pointed conversational irritant, especially wherever politeness had been keeping things smooth. pteroyl glutamic acided adj. Loosened by drink into a compound of several conversations, none of which remains attached for long. pteroylasparticked adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every restrained opinion in the room as an invitation to intervene. pteroyled adj. Softened by drink into someone whom every passing acquaintance can bend towards another round. pteroylglutamic acided adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each reply requires assistance from the whole table. pteroylmonoglutamic acided adj. Drunk and reduced to one agreeable contribution, repeated whenever the conversation reaches a pause. pterrored adj. Drunk to the point where the room gives way before you, leaving companions to manage the retreat. pteruged adj. Drunk enough to acquire a decorative fringe of companions, each trying to protect you from the next decision. Miyoka became pteruged, surrounded by friends who had assumed responsibility for her coat. pterygiophored adj. Drunk past the point of having a stable upper surface, with friends supporting every subsequent movement. Jamalachi was pterygiophored, his companions forming a careful support structure towards the taxi rank. pterygiumed adj. Drunk beyond useful vision, particularly when attempting to identify the person who has come to collect you. Aleighya was pterygiumed and waved cheerfully at three unrelated drivers. pterygoid canalled adj. Drunk, with the result that messages pass through you in both directions and reach the wrong people. Kennet was pterygoid canalled, carrying private remarks from one end of the table to the other. pterygoid muscled adj. Drunk to a degree that sends the conversation forwards, sideways, and occasionally back to the beginning. pterygoid nerved adj. Drunk on the strength of two contrary impulses, both confidently communicated to bystanders.