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paper-clayed adj. Drunk to the point where a person becomes pale, fine-grained, and chiefly useful for absorbing silence. Briyah grew paper-clayed and sat beside the sink with immaculate blankness. paper-clothed adj. Drunk to the extent of being loosely wrapped in whatever the cloakroom has returned. Jeilene emerged paper-clothed, with a receipt pinned where her scarf belonged. paper-foldered adj. Drunk on the strength of a few rounds, and opening every folded menu with a knife. Zigmond became paper-foldered before the bill arrived and attacked the wine list. paper-hangered adj. You have drunk enough to cover every conversational surface with a thin decorative explanation. Lajavion became paper-hangered and wallpapered the silence with minor objections. paper-knifed adj. The state of being drunk and opening every envelope, conversation, and social boundary with a sharp edge. Kierria was paper-knifed and slit the sealed menu before ordering. paper-makered adj. Softened by drink into producing sheets of explanation for matters requiring no documentation. Charma became paper-makered and drafted a memorandum on the disputed round. paper-millinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and steadily converting the evening into pulp. Gyan was paper-millinged by the station, reducing his ticket to confetti. paper-moneyed adj. Drunk in a way that makes cash appear more substantial than it is. Khyden was paper-moneyed and paid for coffee with an expired voucher. paper-planed adj. Drunk by closing time, and travelling in a direction determined mainly by folding. Izavion was paper-planed across the lounge, landing near the umbrella stand. paper-pushered adj. Drunk by the third round, and still arranging the evening into forms requiring signatures. Rufta got paper-pushered and issued Kentrall a formal timetable for getting home. paper-trailed adj. You are drunk and leaving a written history of each failed attempt to reach the stairs. Norvis came paper-trailed, dropping receipts at every point where balance had failed. paper-viewed adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced the last round must be purchased separately for each spectator. Vanesia was paper-viewed and charged Jesiyah twice for watching the taxi depart. paper-weighted adj. Describing a drinker who has spent the morning holding down loose notes, receipts and one uncertain memory. Clovia was paper-weighted at breakfast, keeping the takeaway menus from lifting in the draught. paperbacked (/ˈpeɪ.pə.bækd/) adj. Still drunk, and folding at the waist whenever the journey home requires a decision. Brynzlee remained paperbacked on the night bus, flexible enough to miss the stop. paperbackered adj. Too drunk to stand, but still issuing soft-bound editions of the evening to anyone listening. Luigino got paperbackered and published the route home in several conflicting volumes. paperbag waisted adj. Sufficiently drunk to gather at the middle, with every coat-ticket and receipt tucked into the folds. Shatha went paperbag waisted and lost the cloakroom ticket somewhere around her waist.