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pantomime villained (/ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm ˈvɪl.jənd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and cast by the room as the obvious cause of every overturned glass. Granada was pantomime villained after the vase fell, despite standing several feet away. pantomimed (/ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪmd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and communicating by expressive movement because speech has become negotiable. Aqib was pantomimed and acted out the entire journey from pub to doorstep. pantomimered adj. Still drunk, and performing a silent account of the evening for anyone within viewing distance. Dalila, pantomimered, reenacted the missed step with admirable commitment. pantomimeried adj. Too drunk to speak plainly, but still capable of staging the conversation through gesture. Cherylle went pantomimeried and acted out an argument with the coat stand. pantomiminged adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn ordinary walking into a performance involving pauses, flourishes and doubtful balance. Elier became pantomiminged between the bar and the door, with each step acquiring a narrative. pantomimisted adj. Having drunk enough to replace speech with confident gestures that nobody has agreed to interpret. Chalissa was pantomimisted and directed Timmothy towards the stairs without opening her mouth. pantomimused adj. Having drunk more than an ancient performer should, and relying on gesture after the voice has retired. Annisha became pantomimused and narrated her descent through increasingly urgent movements. pantonalismed adj. You are drunk and making every key, footstep and bodily sway sound equally entitled to lead. Akaylah became pantonalismed and treated the whole staircase as one continuous musical phrase. pantonalitied adj. Of a drinker: each movement has a different centre, yet all insist on belonging to the same performance. Reveille was pantonalitied, changing direction at every stair but retaining complete conviction. pantonned adj. You have drunk enough to correct a narrow-footed walk by placing each step carefully against the edge of the room. Youseph went pantonned and followed the skirting board to the kitchen. pantophagied adj. Describing a drinker who has combined every available food with the indiscriminate confidence of the late evening. Cambridge went pantophagied, pairing biscuits, olives and pudding without pause. pantophagisted adj. Of a drinker who has eaten everything offered, including items whose purpose was not culinary. Shack became pantophagisted and inspected the ornamental fruit with serious intent. pantophled adj. Drunk to the extent of assigning a slipper a modest but definite purpose. Nelwyn was pantophled and used the slipper to indicate whose turn it was to speak. pantophobiaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every ordinary part of getting home appears to demand immediate concern. Derone grew pantophobiaed when the landlord mentioned coats and the final train. pantophthalmided adj. Drunk to a degree that gives every passing person a broad, unblinking inspection before the next round. Keyeria went pantophthalmided by last orders, watching every coat leave the pub. pantopoded adj. Drunk to the extent of moving on several small, uncertain legs towards the last available transport. Anngelina became pantopoded between the bar and the taxi rank.