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purchasershipped adj. Still drunk, and conducting the business of acquisition with the solemnity of a small office. purchasing agented adj. Sufficiently drunk to procure supplies for the establishment, beginning with one's own emergency sandwich. purchasing power paritied adj. Having drunk more than either economy can sustain, with exchange rates established by whoever has the chips. purchasing powered adj. Having drunk enough to convert a modest currency into an impressive quantity of largely unnecessary snacks. Crisoforo became purchasing powered and discovered remarkable value in crisps. purchasinged adj. Too drunk to distinguish the act of buying from the prolonged handling of a wallet. purdaed adj. You are drunk and treating the nearest curtain as a complete withdrawal from public life. purdahed (/ˈpɜːdəd/) adj. Of a drinker: concealed from the company by a curtain, with the grand seclusion of someone hiding from the bill. Afolabi grew purdahed behind the pub curtain and answered enquiries with dignified silence. purdahnashinned adj. Of a drinker who has abandoned public visibility and is observing the separation of the sexes from behind the coat rack. purdonianed adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing a coal scuttle from a suitable companion, leaving Samirah to explain and Elpidia to carry it. Samirah found Elpidia purdonianed, conversing with the coal scuttle beside the fireplace. purdoniumed adj. Drunk in a way that makes a coal scuttle seem essential company, and everyone else responsible for its return. Tanasha was purdoniumed beside the grate, while Keeyana apologised to the landlord. pure O'd adj. Drunk to a degree that supplies elaborate private suspicions, which companions must answer despite hearing none of them. Mikayle went pure O'd and accused Itzury of concealing an important look. pure aired adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring fresh air, while insisting the whole gathering accompany you outside. Lieren became pure aired and took Jarique away from the table for oxygen. pure blued adj. Drunk on the strength of a blue stain, and determined that everyone present should appreciate its permanence. Ranezmay got pure blued and showed Anniqua the ink on every available surface. pure cancered adj. Drunk since last orders, and so unpleasant that even close companions begin discussing benign alternatives. Agee went pure cancered, leaving Douglass to relocate the conversation to the hall. pure collectored adj. Drunk by the third round, and collecting stray people, grievances and unfinished conversations for others to sort out. pure countried adj. The condition of a drinker who supplies traditional accompaniment to every object, person and minor inconvenience.