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puerilizationed adj. Still drunk, and gradually converting sound judgement into the confident reasoning of a schoolchild. puerperaed (/pjuˈɜː.pə.ɹəd/) adj. Too drunk to remember that bodily circumstances are not improved by confident public consultation. Kreig went puerperaed and sought the queue's opinion on his trousers. puerperal fevered adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a rising internal temperature for evidence of personal importance. Rijul became puerperal fevered and addressed the pub as though accepting an award. puerperiumed (/ˌpju.əˈpɪə.ɹi.əmd/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard a month-long recovery period as a reasonable estimate for tomorrow's competence. pueted (/ˈpjuː.ɪtd/) adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with recognising a familiar bird, yet confidently naming it. puff addered adj. Drunk by the third round, and hissing at the kettle from the sofa. puff and dartsed adj. You are drunk and propelling small decisions at people with breath rather than throwing them properly. puff pasted adj. Of a drinker: flaky in layers, buttery in confidence, and repeatedly folded into the same bad decision. puff pastried adj. Of a drinker who has acquired several buttery layers of confidence, each liable to collapse under questioning. Rolande became puff pastried and presented a layered case for walking home through the river. puff pieced adj. A drinker who praises each fresh decision so extravagantly that contrary evidence becomes discourteous. Darnika went puff pieced and described the leaking umbrella as an inspired weather device. puff piped adj. A drinker so far gone that compressed confidence is used to stabilise an otherwise unmanageable course. puff-boxed adj. The state of being drunk and powdered with misplaced assurance, ready to apply it to every surface. Beva got puff-boxed and used the cosmetic puff to seal an envelope. puff-fished adj. The condition of a drinker who inflates defensively when challenged, then drifts into a more elaborate explanation. puff-legged adj. Of a drinker: unsteady below the knee, with soft-looking trouser cuffs and an uncertain route to the lavatory. Huguette came back puff-legged, her cuffs brushing every chair on the way. puff-pastried adj. Describing a drinker who has folded confidence into numerous fragile layers and calls the result resilience. puff-puffed adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes a fried-dough snack for proof that all further choices will be equally sound.