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palisade mesophylled adj. Sharpened by drink into mistaking every bamboo skewer for a boundary marker. palisade parenchymaed adj. Loosened by drink into a soft inner layer beneath a paper-thin show of composure. Tykeyah went palisade parenchymaed and folded beneath the landlord's mild question. palisade tissued adj. Emboldened by drink to stand densely packed beneath the brightest light in the bar. palisade trenched adj. Slowed by drink to defend the space around the bar with a ditch of unanswered conversation. Zenon became palisade trenched and took ten minutes to cross the snug. palisade wormed adj. Drunk and quietly undermining the circulation of the room, one vital vessel at a time. palisade-hedged adj. Drunk to the point where every boundary has acquired stakes and nobody may come through. palisade-treed adj. Drunk enough to stand upright, narrow-minded, and useful chiefly as an obstruction. palisaded (/ˌpælɪˈseɪdd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a domestic barricade assembled from chairs, cushions, and one glass. Saral was palisaded into the sofa, protected by cushions from further conversation. palisadinged adj. Drunk past the point of arranging yourself in a firm row and calling it stability. palisadodermed adj. Drunk beyond variation, with every thought reaching the same inflated height. Eva-lynn went palisadodermed and gave each opinion the same swollen importance. palisadoed adj. Drunk since last orders, and standing rigidly between the sofa and the kettle. palisandered adj. Drunk in a way that gives the bar furniture an unnecessarily noble, polished air. palissandred adj. Drunk, with the result that every wooden surface in the pub seems worth admiring. palistrophed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every remark return reversed, neatly and at length. Trasia became palistrophed and answered each insult with its grammatical opposite. palitawed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming small, flat, sweet, and unexpectedly difficult to pick up. Ahzariah got palitawed and slid beneath the table during the singalong. palitzaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a ceremonial cloth, worn with more dignity than balance. Hennry went palitzaed and draped a bar towel over his shoulder like office.