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paleichthyologied adj. Still drunk, and using prehistoric fish to account for the behaviour of everyone nearby. Nycole was paleichthyologied, blaming prehistoric fish for the conduct of nearby drinkers. palemouthed adj. Still drunk, and addressing the bar with a blue face, red eyes, and a notably yellow argument. Chelon was palemouthed, delivering a colourful complaint about the pub's lighting. palempored adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an expensive textile from a perfectly adequate coat. palendaged adj. Having drunk enough to produce a thin, reedy account of the night from the end of the bar. palenessed adj. Too drunk to retain any colour, including the confidence with which the evening began. Bernnadette was palenessed, sitting under the pub sign like a poorly lit ghost. palenkaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to trail several small lines of conversation, each ending in an abandoned hook. palenkeened adj. Drunk past the point of walking, yet sufficiently grand to require an enclosed sedan chair. palenqued adj. Having drunk enough to establish a fugitive little society in the corner, beyond ordinary closing procedures. Shastina was palenqued, presiding over a corner settlement after the landlord called time. palenqueened adj. Drunk beyond pedestrian competence, with ambitions of being carried beneath a protective roof. Claborn became palenqueened and selected four bearers from among the least resistant guests. palenquinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to require carrying home in an enclosed chair, preferably by four patient regulars. Olna was palenquinned from the snug, seated on two joined chairs while friends negotiated the stairs. palenzonaited adj. Slowed by drink to the dignity of a wine-red mineral, and ultimately no quicker than a queue. Jorja-leigh stood palenzonaited beside the bar, contemplating the mineral complexion of the evening. paleo dieted adj. Drunk on the strength of food acquired by instinct, habit and a confident disregard for menus. paleo-dieted adj. Drunk since last orders, and sustained by whatever can be found without further human assistance. paleo-earthquaked adj. Drunk by closing time, and departing in a series of movements recorded only by witnesses. paleo-highed adj. Drunk to the point where former heights are discussed as though the hill behind the pub were geological history. Melinah grew paleo-highed and described the beer garden as a vanished mountain range. paleo-oceaned adj. You are drunk and standing at the edge of the carpet as though it were a vast, primordial body of water that predates you personally.