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punnered adj. Drunk to the point where every announcement, including last orders, receives an involuntary wordplay. Damaso was punnered when last orders arrived and made the barman regret the closing bell. punneried adj. Drunk enough to turn the journey home into a sustained exercise in wordplay, with stops for explanation. punneted (/ˈpʌnɪtd/) adj. Drunk past the point of carrying fruit safely, and now using the small basket as a handbag for the journey home. Gourav was punneted, carrying a basket of strawberries through last orders like essential luggage. punnied (/ˈpʌnid/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every minor inconvenience on the way home as a deserved punishment. punninessed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary silliness, with every coat, queue, and final announcement becoming faintly amusing. Adrick was punninessed by closing and found the coat ticket an unusually rich subject. punninged (/ˈpʌnɪŋd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the journey home proceed by continuous wordplay rather than direct conversation. Mcneva was punninged by last orders and narrated the walk to the station in puns. punnologied adj. Drunk, with the result that every practical instruction becomes material for a minor study in wordplay. Yarethzi was punnologied by closing and classified the coat queue according to increasingly doubtful principles. punologied adj. Drunk to a degree that the route home is analysed chiefly for opportunities to make wordplay. punsareed adj. Emboldened by drink to diagnose strangers and issue treatment before learning their names. Alyxandria became punsareed and prescribed rest to the landlord during an argument. punsaried adj. Slowed by drink to reading every label twice, then selecting the least appropriate medicine. punsched adj. Drunk on the strength of a fruit liqueur, with sufficient warmth to regard last orders as an opening course. punsmithed adj. Drunk since last orders, and forging fresh wordplay from every object encountered on the route home. Sarbjot was punsmithed by the taxi rank, producing a new pun for each illuminated sign. punstered adj. Drunk by the third round, and making puns with the confidence of someone who has been commissioned to do so. punstressed adj. Drunk by closing time, and applying feminine grammatical precision to every pun made on the journey home. Erin-mai was punstressed by closing and corrected the taxi driver's interpretation of her latest pun. punt gunned adj. Still drunk, and dispersing the taxi queue with the broad, indiscriminate force of a commercial shoot. punt protectored adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every upright object as a defensive teammate.