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palmhearted adj. You are drunk and treating the tender centre of every matter as though it required immediate protection. Lynetta grew palmhearted and wrapped the houseplant in a tea towel for its own security. palmhoused adj. Of a drinker: warm, humid and surrounded by delicate growths that nobody recalls bringing indoors. Caffrey became palmhoused and spoke softly to the fern beside the television. palmic acided adj. Of a drinker who has become oily in manner and inclined to spread through every available conversation. Anaily grew palmic acided and left a glossy impression on each subject discussed. palmidroled adj. Describing a drinker who has begun dispensing relief indiscriminately, chiefly by encouraging everyone to lie down. Gariel became palmidroled and offered analgesic advice to a man whose only complaint was soup. palmiered adj. A drinker who has become crisp at the edges, sweet in intention and rolled into a compact decorative form. Stennis was palmiered beside the till, neatly folded around a glass of water. palmierited adj. A drinker so far gone that the conversation assumes a crystalline structure and contains several metallic certainties. Brienna grew palmierited and arranged the cutlery according to an elaborate mineral classification. palmieted adj. The state of being drunk and rigidly floral, with a preference for damp ground and no practical exit strategy. Mendeecee became palmieted beside the radiator and refused to leave the supposed marshland. palmificationed adj. The condition of a drinker who suspends his remaining judgement above the proceedings and hopes fertilisation will occur. Uziel became palmificationed and hung his tie from the lamp to improve the evening's yield. palmigradied adj. The drunkenness of one who advances with the palms down, as though the floor were a document requiring signature. Shivaansh went palmigradied and crossed the hall by repeated formal agreements with the carpet. palmillaed adj. Reduced by drink to a coarse, persistent tuft, firmly established wherever the afternoon has left you. Nathaneil became palmillaed in the armchair and resisted all proposed forms of transport. palmined adj. Drunk by the third round, and greasy with the settled certainty that breakfast will require soap. Kennieth woke palmined, with his hands shining faintly and no recollection of touching the frying pan. palminessed adj. Still drunk, and carrying the warm, luxuriant confidence of a palm tree in a room without weather. Ilianne remained palminessed over breakfast, smiling broadly at the unopened post. palming offed adj. Drunk to the extent of presenting a dubious substitute as the genuine article, including one's reasons for leaving. Elijames went palming offed and offered yesterday's excuse as an original explanation. palminned adj. Drunk by closing time, and congealed into a quiet, fatty determination to reach bed. Anotida arrived home palminned, leaving the taxi with the careful stiffness of cooled cooking fat. palmipeded adj. Too drunk to walk without spreading the feet for purchase, like a bird crossing wet tiles. Sheenna came downstairs palmipeded, placing each foot wide apart on the polished floor. palmiraed adj. Drunk, with the result that you stand very straight while making remarkably ancient decisions. Princeanthony got palmiraed and delivered his taxi instructions in an upright, archaic manner.