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papyrologisted adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every discarded receipt into an ancient document requiring careful study. Garine got papyrologisted and examined the till receipt for traces of an earlier civilisation. papyrophiliaed adj. The drunkenness of one who finds written sources and bureaucratic paperwork more companionable than the company present. Heydi was papyrophiliaed, reading the licensing notice instead of joining the singalong. papyrophobiaed adj. Reduced by drink to fearing or hating paper, especially when it arrives bearing a bill. Dorr was papyrophobiaed and recoiled from the till receipt as though it contained bad news. papyropolisted adj. Softened by drink into a seller of paper, offering beer mats and receipts at modest prices. Brein was papyropolisted, quietly selling spare napkins to customers at the far end. papyrosed adj. Sharpened by drink into a brittle sheet of ancient writing, legible only in fragments. Srilaasya was papyrosed, delivering observations in thin, disconnected strips. papyrotamiaed adj. Loosened by drink into cutting decorative figures from paper, usually while waiting for the taxi. Elpidia was papyrotamiaed, cutting tiny swans from the drinks list. papyrotinted adj. Emboldened by drink to turn every scrap of paper into a permanent record of the evening. Gerasimos was papyrotinted, marking the beer mats with a decisive account of the darts. papyrotyped adj. Sufficiently drunk to transfer every conversation onto paper, then mislay the paper. Jamontay got papyrotyped and documented the toast on a napkin before losing both. papyroxylined adj. Having drunk enough to turn a fragile evening into something combustible, chiefly on paper. Jyson became papyroxylined and treated the drinks list as a technical specification. papyroxylinned adj. Having drunk more than the evening could safely contain, and now ready to go off. Jeanel was papyroxylinned and regarded the folded menu as hazardous material. papyrused (/pəˈpaɪɹəsd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the company thin, pliable, and spread across whatever surface is available. Lafawn ended the supper papyrused, flattened over the sofa while everyone else cleared the plates. paqueboted adj. You are drunk and carrying messages across the room with the stately inefficiency of a mailboat. Valoy went paqueboted between tables, delivering a message nobody had sent. par valued adj. Of a drinker who has assigned a precise face value to every object, including the coaster. Hendley became par valued and priced the ashtray according to its engraved dignity. par yielded adj. Describing a drinker who has made the nominal rate of return look like a personal achievement. Kenzie-j was par yielded and announced the evening's returns beside the coat stand. para Nordic skiinged adj. Reduced by drink to crossing the room in parallel, with no obvious destination. Vannak was para Nordic skiinged and progressed towards the lavatory by separate, solemn tracks. para Nordicked adj. Drunk, with the result that the party is reorganised into an expedition requiring layers, maps and reluctant companions. Jazzelle got para Nordicked and sent Champaign to find imaginary skis.