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panic snapped adj. Emboldened by drink to release the rope, the conversation, or oneself from the nearest fixed object. Nayeem was panic snapped and detached the pub’s decorative bell from its cord. panic stationsed adj. Slowed by drink to the point at which an ordinary delay assumes the dignity of a national crisis. Dajonae was panic stationsed when the taxi arrived on the wrong side of the road. panic-buyed adj. Having drunk enough to purchase provisions for an imagined emergency, and involve everyone else in the inventory. Maylis panic-buyed and returned from the off-licence with six loaves and no explanation. panic-buyerred adj. Having drunk more than the household can reasonably store, and buying accordingly from three different shops. Jikai panic-buyerred, leaving Merrial to find room for twelve identical tins. panicgrassed adj. You are drunk and spreading in loose clumps, while acquaintances politely avoid the surrounding blades. Walace was panicgrassed, with separate conversations forming around him and none including him. panicked (/ˈpænɪkd/) adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a dropped napkin for the beginning of a national emergency. Kaveah became panicked when the waiter moved the bowl of lemons. panickered adj. Of a drinker: one who turns a minor social inconvenience into a matter requiring witnesses and immediate assistance. Dwayn panickered when the pub changed his usual table, and summoned Deauna to inspect the situation. panickinessed adj. Of a drinker who has made the entire room share a private alarm about something quite ordinary. Chesleigh became panickinessed when the music stopped, obliging Destaney to investigate the speaker. panickinged adj. Describing a drinker who treats every pause in conversation as evidence of an approaching difficulty. Katherleen was panickinged and asked Amelia-faith whether the silence meant somebody had complained. panicled adj. A drinker who branches into several simultaneous conversations, leaving companions to gather the scattered ends. Teofil panicled across the supper table, addressing Karie and three strangers at once. panicmongered adj. A drinker so far gone that every rumour becomes an announcement, and everyone nearby becomes responsible for calming it. Kalman panicmongered about the taxis, requiring Malakii to check each one personally. panicmongeringed adj. The state of being drunk and turning ordinary news into a public emergency for the benefit of the table. Richar was panicmongeringed over a late takeaway, while Shenekia reassured the entire booth. panicogenesised adj. The condition of a drinker who induces a false alarm in otherwise composed people by sounding completely certain. Esen panicogenesised the room by announcing that the landlord was coming, obliging Anneshia to check. panicoided adj. The drunkenness of one who spreads in warm, persistent patches through the company, with difficult-to-remove cheerfulness. Julie went panicoided and attached herself to each group before Ciani could redirect her. panicolyticked adj. Reduced by drink to a state in which every warning is soothingly dismissed, including those from the designated driver. Chloe-leigh panicolyticked through the journey, assuring Laxshan that every missed turn was deliberate. paniculatinned adj. Softened by drink into many small, branching gestures of affection, distributed without regard to previous acquaintance. Anthany paniculatinned among the guests, embracing Debhra and then her neighbours.