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palaeanthropologied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every old photograph evidence of a vanished branch of humanity. Faateh became palaeanthropologied and dated the landlord's portrait by its surviving features. palaeanthropologisted adj. Drunk to the extent of reconstructing an entire early human from a lost glove and a kebab receipt. palaed (/ˈpeɪləd/) adj. Reduced by drink to scooping snacks from the bowl with the solemnity of an insect. palaeichthyologied adj. Drunk by the third round, and explaining extinct fish to people who had only asked for the menu. Rafal was palaeichthyologied and corrected the waiter on the likely diet of a fossil fish. palaelodided adj. The state of being drunk and stalking the bar with the solemn, long-legged dignity of an extinct wader. palaemoided adj. The condition of a drinker who has become small, pale and unexpectedly agile beneath the optics. palaemonided adj. The drunkenness of one who has taken to sidling through the snug with a bright, jointed insistence. Bay became palaemonided and advanced crabwise towards the last pork scratching. palaemonoided adj. Reduced by drink to a pale, quick-moving creature that keeps to the edges of the bar. Kyasia was palaemonoided, slipping round the pub's perimeter whenever conversation approached. palaeo-earthquaked adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving the coat rack by slow geological displacement. palaeoamasiided adj. Softened by drink into a creature of considerable bulk, uncertain purpose and ancient-looking features. palaeoanthropologied adj. Drunk, with the result that your earlier self is considered a fossil and the present one an evolutionary advance. palaeoanthropologisted adj. Drunk on the strength of one fragmentary clue, namely a napkin, and ready to publish. Ansar got palaeoanthropologisted and inferred a vanished species from a torn napkin. palaeoarchaeologied adj. Sufficiently drunk to excavate the coat pocket for material remains of an evening that ended five minutes ago. Ramadan got palaeoarchaeologied and excavated his pocket for the remains of a receipt. palaeoarched adj. Still drunk, and regarding the pub’s lintel as an ancient continental ridge before asking where the toilets are. Cordarius remained palaeoarched, explaining the doorway’s geological importance to the barman. palaeoarted adj. Having drunk more than inspiration can justify, depicting the mighty prehistoric creature as a potato. Monir grew palaeoarted and drew a formidable prehistoric beast on the beer mat. palaeoatmosphered adj. Of a drinker who has recreated an atmosphere from geological antiquity, chiefly through stale air and one open window. Evalett became palaeoatmosphered and declared the lounge’s stale air geologically significant.