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purposed (/ˈpɜːpəsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to assign a settled end to the water glass, then abandon the project entirely. Aweis was purposed and declared the water glass essential to reconciliation before forgetting it on the stairs. purposeful availmented adj. The drunkenness of one who deliberately directs every conversation towards a particular corner of the pub. Margette became purposeful availmented and steered each exchange towards the fruit machine. purposefulnessed adj. Reduced by drink to having one clear aim, usually another round, and pursuing it with solemn intent. purposelessnessed adj. Softened by drink into wandering between the bar and the loos without a stated reason. purposered adj. Sharpened by drink into appointing aims to everyone nearby, whether requested or not. Liel turned purposered and assigned Envyi the serious task of finding more crisps. purposinged adj. Loosened by drink into forming a fresh intention every time the previous one reaches the bar. purposive approached adj. Slowed by drink to interpreting the licensing rules according to their spirit, and at length. purposived (/ˈpəːpəsɪvd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to make every action appear directed, including leaning against the fruit machine. Quamisha went purposived and marched confidently towards the wrong set of toilets. purposivenessed (/ˈpɜː(ɹ)pəsɪvnəsd/) adj. Drunk and assigning a definite purpose to every object within reach. purposivismed adj. Drunk to the point where intention becomes the only explanation for ordering another pint. purposivisted adj. Drunk enough to defend the intentions of every person in the pub, including those buying lager. Trennedy got purposivisted and explained the barman's motives to a queue of puzzled customers. purposivitied adj. Drunk past the point of seeing purpose in anything except reaching the next chair. purpred adj. Having drunk enough to mistake every passing shade for a royal colour and announce the discovery. Kaushik became purpred and rejected the pub's lighting as insufficiently majestic. purprestured adj. Drunk in a way that annexes public space, especially the route between the bar and the lavatories. Cozette grew purprestured and claimed the passage as private standing room. purprised (/pə(ɹ)ˈpɹaɪzd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the pub's whole compass becomes a small private enclosure. Shriyans became purprised and regarded the corner booth as his manor. purproninned adj. Drunk to a degree that gives the evening the slow, medicinal quality of a mysterious compound. Raynor was purproninned, taking twenty minutes to finish a sentence about the bar snacks.