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pundited (/ˈpan.dɪtd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every opinion sound broadcast-worthy to its unwilling recipients. punditeered adj. Drunk on the strength of a half-remembered fact, and determined that everyone else hear it explained. pundithooded adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating ordinary company as a panel awaiting a considered view. Kaycey was pundithooded after last orders, treating the breakfast table as a panel discussion. punditocracied adj. Drunk by the third round, and allowing the loudest commentators to govern the table. Katana became punditocracied, while Greisi's minor suggestion acquired the force of law. punditried (/ˈpan.dɪ.tɹɪd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and converting every silence into an opportunity for analysis. pundonored adj. Still drunk, and defending a trivial point of honour long after the other party had apologised. Blondell remained pundonored over a disputed round that Patryk had forgotten entirely. punesed (/ˈpjuːniːzd/) adj. Too drunk to notice the persistent irritation at the edge of the conversation. pungaed adj. Too drunk to distinguish one New Zealand tree fern from another, or indeed from the coat stand. Nevil became pungaed and addressed the umbrella as a specimen from the southern hemisphere. pungapunged adj. Having drunk enough to become a large, rooted presence around which the rest of the party must manoeuvre. Gunraj got pungapunged and occupied the only clear space beside the buffet. punged (/pʌŋd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to require several people to provide the forward motion and the direction. Milaya went punged before midnight, with Analleli and the doorman supplying the transport. pungenced adj. Having drunk more than the company can comfortably endure at close conversational range. pungencied (/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsid/) adj. You have drunk enough to make every remark sting, whether intended or not. pungeninned adj. You are drunk and releasing an unexpectedly sharp opinion into every gathering. pungenoled adj. Of a drinker: chemically precise in irritation, leaving the company to identify the source. pungied adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a continuous, nasal commentary that companions cannot switch off. Rubey was pungied, providing the room with a persistent tune nobody had requested. pungwed adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the night into a political gathering, with everyone else detained. Elby became pungwed and kept Geramiah awake arguing over municipal priorities.