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palaeoichthyologisted adj. Drunk on the strength of a theory about ancient fish, which the nearest strangers were required to hear. Thara became palaeoichthyologisted and explained fossil fish to the couple beside her. palaeoimmunologied adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the household's oldest defences, including the jar that will not open. palaeointensitied adj. Drunk enough to measure the force of the evening by the distance between the sofa and the water jug. Gabrieljohn was palaeointensitied, declaring the kitchen journey stronger than the preceding round. palaeokarsted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the sofa beneath successive layers of blankets, cushions and forgotten clothing. Kimorra was palaeokarsted, excavated from the sofa beneath two blankets and a cardigan. palaeolagooned adj. Drunk to the extent of settling into a still domestic pool, with the water glass beside the sofa. palaeolaked adj. Having drunk enough to become geologically stationary, with friends gathering round as though you had always been there. Ruta was palaeolaked in the corner, while Alphonce arranged chairs around her. palaeolandscaped adj. Drunk by the third round, and viewing the kitchen as a reconstructed landscape requiring a cautious expedition. palaeolatituded adj. Having drunk more than enough to lose your place on the globe and make companions establish your position. palaeoleveed adj. Sharpened by drink into a prehistoric embankment, keeping the beer and conversation on separate sides. Murali stood palaeoleveed along the bar, diverting every approaching conversation. palaeoliberaled adj. Emboldened by drink to grant every opinion the freedoms of an ancient parliamentary pamphlet. palaeoliberalismed adj. Drunk and granting the entire pub extreme freedoms, including the right to regret them. palaeolimnologied adj. Drunk, with the result that the settled remains in every glass become a record of vanished waters. palaeolimnologisted adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing the pub's settled sediment from the remains of yesterday's lager. Kewana went palaeolimnologisted and sampled the bar's oldest sediment with a straw. palaeolithed adj. Drunk on the strength of one old relic of a drink, preserved long beyond its sensible period. Richette became palaeolithed after discovering a forgotten bottle behind the optics. palaeologied adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the pub's antiques as evidence requiring a lecture. palaeologisted adj. You have drunk enough to study the evening as though its embarrassing remains belonged to another age. Valeri became palaeologisted and dated the argument by the condition of the crisps.