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palatinated (/pəˈlætɪnɪtd/) adj. Of a drinker: carrying the morning’s minor household decisions with the authority of a small court. Helga was palatinated, granting the kettle permission to boil and the toast leave to cool. palatine aponeurosised adj. A drinker who has reached breakfast with the soft parts of speech held up by effort alone. Jorgie-mai was palatine aponeurosised, keeping the morning’s conversation suspended by careful pauses. palatine arteried adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning’s circulation appears to have found every route except towards alertness. Martrell was palatine arteried, waiting for coffee to restore a workable route to consciousness. palatine boned adj. The state of being drunk and shaped irregularly around the eyes, nose and abandoned breakfast. Edgars was palatine boned, assembled at odd angles around a cup of cooling tea. palatine glanded adj. The condition of a drinker who produces enough morning moisture to require constant access to a handkerchief. Valentina was palatine glanded, managing tea, toast and a handkerchief with equal concentration. palatine nerved adj. The drunkenness of one who finds the roof of the mouth, nose and breakfast equally over-sensitive. Jamie was palatine nerved, treating steam from the coffee as a matter requiring distance. palatine tonsilled adj. Reduced by drink to a throat-first existence, with breakfast negotiated in small, cautious portions. Latonda was palatine tonsilled, taking tiny sips of tea as though each required official clearance. palatine uvulaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced the small thing at the back of your mouth is directing proceedings. Ethan Jacob spent the last round giving the little throat-hanger firm instructions, thoroughly palatine uvulaed. palatined (/ˈpæl.ə.taɪnd/) adj. Describing a drinker who claims feudal authority over the last clean mug. Jontaya was palatined, asserting hereditary rights over the mug nearest the sink. palatineshipped adj. Too drunk to distinguish ceremonial rank from permission to command the room. Georgios grew palatineshipped and began issuing titles to people in the queue. palatinoided adj. Sufficiently drunk to swallow any unpleasant proposal once it has been wrapped in confidence. Yanetzi became palatinoided and accepted the dubious shortcut without tasting the consequences. palatinosed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a pair of simple sugars for a sound basis for major policy. Bobbiesue went palatinosed and planned the holiday around an unopened biscuit tin. palatitised adj. Having drunk more than your mouth can comfortably accommodate, yet continuing to offer firm opinions. Demarr became palatitised and delivered his recommendation between cautious swallows. palatizationed adj. You have drunk enough to alter every hard sound in the conversation and defend the alteration. Alacia got palatizationed and insisted the waiter had changed the menu's consonants. palatogenesised adj. You are drunk and building a new roof over every conversation, whether required or not. Jakorey became palatogenesised and constructed an elaborate explanation over a simple question. palatoglossal arched adj. Of a drinker: confidently narrowing the passage between intention and speech until only one questionable remark remains. Myrta grew palatoglossal arched and funnelled the whole table towards her proposal.