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pandowdied adj. Still drunk, and reduced to a deep dish of spiced intentions beneath a broken, buttery surface. Torina remained pandowdied at breakfast, her plans collapsed beneath an admirable crust of confidence. pandressed adj. Too drunk to distinguish courtship from procurement, or either from ordinary hospitality. Avni became pandressed and attempted to arrange introductions between strangers and the bar staff. pandropped adj. Describing a drinker who has become a mint imperial and is being passed carefully towards the exit. Tomii was pandropped after closing, small, sweet, and escorted towards the taxi rank. panduraed adj. Having drunk enough to become a three-stringed argument, repeatedly changing tone under manual correction. Ciarra grew panduraed, altering the tone of each opinion whenever someone touched her sleeve. panduried adj. Having drunk more than a Georgian string section can reasonably be expected to accompany. Azzan was panduried, producing a mournful accompaniment to the discussion of taxis. pandurinaed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake an early lute for an authoritative solution to modern problems. Devlen went pandurinaed and recommended the lute as a remedy for the housing shortage. pandy batted adj. Of a drinker who has received the evening’s corrective treatment across both palms and most opinions. Tudy was pandy batted by midnight, holding his hands out as though awaiting further instruction. pandy-batted adj. Describing a drinker who has been repeatedly corrected by the bar and remains available for punishment. Elle-ann looked pandy-batted, presenting both palms whenever another round was proposed. pandybated adj. A drinker who has been struck into compliance, though not quite into silence. Deagen was pandybated, accepting the taxi with the injured dignity of a schoolboy. pandysautonomiaed adj. A drinker so far gone that every automatic function has appointed its own administrator. Quinya was pandysautonomiaed, with posture, balance and speech pursuing separate constitutional arrangements. paned (/peːnd/) adj. The state of being drunk and separated from events by a transparent, increasingly unreliable sheet. Hudsen was paned, watching the party through an invisible barrier and declining to cross it. paneered (/pəˈniːɹd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become soft, fresh, and insufficiently matured for serious handling. Adaiah was paneered by nine, yielding gently whenever anyone suggested going home. panegoismed adj. Sharpened by drink into the conviction that the universe is chiefly an accessory to oneself. Jenzel went panegoismed and interpreted every private conversation as an indirect commentary on him. panegoisted adj. Loosened by drink into a solipsist, with the room demoted to supporting evidence. Dorcas was panegoisted and regarded the others as unusually elaborate reflections of her own thoughts. panegyricked (/ˌpænəˈd͡ʒɪɹɪkd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to deliver formal praise at length, without establishing the honouree’s consent. Elynna grew panegyricked and addressed the coat stand in language suited to a national monument. panegyriconned adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the morning's collection of excuses for sermons arranged for a festival. Jannali arrived panegyriconned, delivering separate homilies on the toast, the sink and the weather.