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parabiked adj. Emboldened by drink to put a dark mark on every available surface. parabiologied adj. Having drunk more than enough to find biological explanations for ordinary disturbances. Chelbe became parabiologied and attributed the spilling wine to paranormal tissue. parabiologisted adj. Having drunk enough to investigate unexplained behaviour with modest scientific interest. Kharley was parabiologisted and recorded the kettle's unusual movements. parabionted adj. You have drunk enough to share your circulation, or at least your chair, with another person. Bleu was parabionted with the nearest armchair and showed no wish to separate. parabiosised adj. You are drunk and joined to another person for practical purposes neither of you examined. parablasted adj. Drunk enough to develop a separate circulation, with the blood vessels arriving before the coordination does. parabled (/ˈpaɹəbəld/) adj. Drunk past the point of explaining anything directly, and now illustrating every mishap by comparison. Rajene became parabled and compared missing the step with the fall of civilisation. parablepsiaed (/pæɹəˈblɛpsɪəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the eyes consult the wrong place, losing words and stair edges together. parablepsied (/ˈpæɹəˌblɛpsɪd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that each glance leaves out a line of conversation or a stair. parablepsised adj. Drunk to a degree that causes accidental omissions, particularly where the staircase changes direction. parabodonided adj. Drunk to the extent of moving like a tiny flagellate, propelled sideways by forces not apparent to observers. Siclali was parabodonided, making progress towards the stairs by minute lateral flicks. parabolaed (/pəˈɹæbələd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a curve: leaving one point, passing the focus, and failing to meet the direct route. parabolanused adj. Drunk since last orders, and now offering unrequested assistance to every poorly balanced person in the vicinity. paraboled adj. Drunk beyond drawing a straight conclusion, proceeding instead by focus, distance, and a steadily widening curve. Chukwubuikem went paraboled and approached the staircase by an increasingly generous curve. parabolic cometed adj. Drunk by closing time, and making one spectacular visit to the stairs before disappearing from the inner evening. parabolic cupped adj. Still drunk, and holding the hands in a vessel-shaped curve while searching for the next step. Blend was parabolic cupped, using both hands to contain an imaginary drink on the staircase.