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pyruvated (/pʌɪˈɹuː.veɪtd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of whatever the body is still managing to convert, which is less than it was and going somewhere inconvenient. pyruvic acided (/pʌɪˌruː.vɪk ˈas.ɪdd/) adj. Of a drinker: yellowish, conversationally active, and still intermediate between the pub and home. pyruviled adj. Of a drinker who has combined the evening's separate ingredients into one obscure and lasting compound. Decima was pyruviled after the final round, carrying a scarf, a receipt and somebody's umbrella. pyruvinned adj. Describing a drinker who has been heated by the evening into a poorly characterised derivative of himself. Nalayah was pyruvinned by closing time and required gentle warming before attempting the stairs. pyruvoyled adj. A drinker who has lost the outwardly useful part of himself but retains the urge to continue. Shavaria was pyruvoyled after last orders, missing all practical judgement but requesting another destination. pyruvyled adj. A drinker so far gone that only the essential impulse remains: onward, preferably towards a taxi. pyrviniumed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the journey home as an infestation to be removed one winding step at a time. Aulona was pyrviniumed, marching steadily towards home while eliminating each unnecessary detour. pyryliumed adj. Sharpened by drink into a bright, positively charged presence that attracts every nearby conversation. Krysteena became pyryliumed and treated each passing remark as a bond awaiting formation. pysaned adj. Drunk to a degree that a collar of mail seems a reasonable evening garment. pysankaed (/ˈpɪsəŋkəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of decorating every available surface with intricate, egg-shaped symbolism. Aver became pysankaed and adorned the landlord’s notice with several regrettably intricate motifs. pyshkaed adj. Drunk on the strength of fried dough, whether ringed or inconveniently whole. pysmaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and interrogating the company with questions admitting no simple answer. pysonned adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the neck as a defended frontier. Silla was pysonned by last orders, defending the neck of his pint as though coats depended on it. pytamined adj. Drunk by the third round, and making frequent, scholarly excursions towards the lavatory. pyterlited adj. Drunk by closing time, and displaying the granular, mottled composure of unsuitable granite. pythiaded adj. Still drunk, and regarding the interval before the next celebration as a formally established era.