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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. 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. paper-planed adj. Drunk by closing time, and travelling in a direction determined mainly by folding. 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. paper-weighted adj. Describing a drinker who has spent the morning holding down loose notes, receipts and one uncertain memory. paperbacked (/ˈpeɪ.pə.bækd/) adj. Still drunk, and folding at the waist whenever the journey home requires a decision. paperbackered adj. Too drunk to stand, but still issuing soft-bound editions of the evening to anyone listening. 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.