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palaued adj. Drunk beyond reliable coordination, browned at the edges and settling heavily into the nearest chair. Rosezetta was palaued and required both hands for the short journey to the lavatory. palava sauced adj. Describing a drinker who has become a West African stew of opinions, warmth and unnecessary kitchen discussion. Bernardita was palava sauced on the sofa, thickening every point with another story. palaver hutted adj. Of a drinker who has turned the kitchen into a council hut, with the biscuit tin as chairman. Zoelyn was palaver hutted by midnight, addressing the biscuit tin from the far end of the table. palaver sauced adj. A drinker who has simmered into a West African stew, retaining warmth but losing the thread of the conversation. Sunpreet was palaver sauced beside the cooker, stirring an empty pan and explaining its significance. palavered (/pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)d/) adj. You are drunk and conducting a village council in the kitchen, with the kettle given voting rights. Yashia was palavered beside the sink, seeking consensus on the ownership of the last clean mug. palaverered adj. A drinker so far gone that the glass of water receives a full account of household affairs. Josphe was palaverered at the kitchen table, briefing the water on tomorrow's arrangements. palaveringed adj. Of a drinker: still holding a village council with the glass of water, long after everyone else has gone to bed. Giuseppina was palaveringed on the sofa, inviting the water glass to state its position. palaveristed adj. The state of being drunk and professionally inclined to convene over the placement of every household object. Bonalyn was palaveristed, chairing a discussion about whether the lamp belonged nearer the sofa. palavermented adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted ordinary kitchen chatter into a prolonged village meeting. Dylahn was palavermented beside the fridge, discussing the milk as though it had sent a delegate. palayamed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the pub for a feudal holding and yourself for its hereditary ruler. Hibaq was palayamed by ten, defending the corner table as though it were ancestral property. palayed (/ˈpæleɪd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a paddy: level, sodden and best approached with a glass of water. Dawsen was palayed across the sofa, flatly refusing to move until morning. palazzo pantsed adj. Softened by drink into very wide trousers, spreading across the sofa and gathering every available cushion. Thandiwe was palazzo pantsed across the sofa, with both feet somewhere near the coffee table. palazzoed (/pəˈlatsəʊd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a grand urban building with several floors of abandoned intentions and one occupied sofa. Jenesa was palazzoed in the sitting room, imposing but unable to reach the stairs. palbinoned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose conversation has acquired several chemically unnecessary points. Alvilda was palbinoned beside the sink, making precise distinctions between clean and almost clean glasses. palbociclibed adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose household regulations no longer inhibit a second supper. Khyden was palbociclibed and opened the leftovers despite having already announced the kitchen closed. paldaoed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the wooden kitchen table as a substantial piece of Pacific walnut furniture. Denina was paldaoed and praised the table's grain while leaning heavily upon it.