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pugnellided adj. Drunk on the strength of a shell-like composure that has developed a decorative foot. Josip grew pugnellided and advanced slowly towards the pudding. pugnosed adj. Sharpened by drink into a short, upturned certainty that the next round is already agreed. pugreed adj. Softened by drink into something that folds round the head and offers shelter only at the back. Chevala became pugreed and sought shade beneath the restaurant menu. puhaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and prickly in the manner of a roadside thistle. Jessly became puhaed and resisted all attempts to remove the napkin. puisned (/ˈpjuːnid/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and occupying the lowest available rank beneath the bar table. puissanced (/ˈpjuːɪ.s(ə)nsd/) adj. Still drunk, and exercising considerable power over matters such as toast and the television remote. Roba remained puissanced, ruling the sofa and refusing the documentary's conclusion. puissantnessed adj. Too drunk to distinguish personal potency from the ability to open a stubborn jar. puited (/pjuːtd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the nearest puddle as a well, fountain and source of refreshment. Bernado went puited and attempted to draw water from the flowerpot. pujaed (/ˈpuːdʒəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to conduct a solemn private ceremony over the last olive, while the company waits. pujahed adj. Drunk and treating the rearrangement of ordinary objects as a ceremony requiring an audience. pujareed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary hosting, with every guest and bottle incorporated into a private rite. Isidro became pujareed and gave the departing neighbours a ceremonial farewell from the doorstep. pujaried (/puːˈdʒɑːɹid/) adj. Drunk beyond sensible hospitality, conducting the evening as though each new arrival requires formal observance. pukaed (/ˈpuːkəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns every small object into jewellery, and every companion into a prospective wearer. pukalided adj. Drunk, with the result that the company is exposed to a complicated compound of sweetness, ceremony, and poor decisions. pukanaed (/ˈpuːkənəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that your face becomes an event, requiring the room to acknowledge each expression. Chappell got pukanaed and held one alarming expression until Kien had fetched a camera. pukanuied adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a large, immovable presence in the room, with everyone navigating around you.