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punctisted adj. Loosened by drink into marking people, menus and furniture with emphatic little points. punctoed (/ˈpʌŋktəʊd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to treat minor matters of pub etiquette as matters of state. Raely went punctoed and demanded the ceremonial silence appropriate to opening the crisps. punctographed adj. Slowed by drink to communicating in raised dots, whether or not anyone can read them. punctualisationed adj. Drunk enough to make every delayed promise arrive on time, at least in conversation. Tedi became punctualisationed and promised the landlord immediate payment with impressive precision. punctualisted adj. Drunk and observing forms and ceremonies with greater accuracy than the evening warrants. punctualitied adj. Drunk to the point where every arrival, round and departure occurs exactly when it should not. punctualizationed adj. Drunk past the point of lateness, yet still announcing each next action with formal exactness. punctualnessed adj. Drunk beyond exactness, arriving at every conclusion promptly and entirely by accident. punctuated equilibriumed adj. Drunk in a way that alternates long stretches of stillness with sudden, highly developed decisions. punctuation marked adj. Drunk to a degree that every pause, division and unfinished thought becomes visibly significant. Preana grew punctuation marked, treating the silence after each joke as a separate announcement. punctuation spaced adj. Drunk to the extent of inserting measured gaps between words, glasses and attempts to stand. punctuationed (/pʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃənd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that speech arrives in commas, dashes and full stops rather than sentences. Tyranae became punctuationed, pausing mid-order as though the bar required separate clauses. punctuationismed adj. Drunk on the strength of brief surges of certainty separated by prolonged periods of complete stasis. Natorian was punctuationismed, alternating firm predictions with long, unhelpful silences. punctuationisted adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that the evening advances only in abrupt, marked episodes. punctuatored adj. Drunk by the third round, and inserting pauses into notices, orders and other people's stories. Caldonia became punctuatored and edited the chalkboard specials between mouthfuls of crisps. punctuisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and punctuating every account of the evening with a fresh round. Malaya was punctuisted, placing a decisive full stop after each retelling with another drink.