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paraffin scaled adj. Of a drinker who has become flaky, pale and difficult to move without scraping something. Gloster was paraffin scaled and shed small fragments while negotiating the landing. paraffin tested adj. Describing a drinker who has been examined by the stairs and found to have fired every limb. Espy went paraffin tested after the staircase revealed several suspicious handprints. paraffin waxed adj. A drinker who has become smooth, sealed and liable to slide quietly out of alignment. Gineen was paraffin waxed and slipped sideways while attempting a perfectly ordinary turn. paraffined adj. Having drunk more than a thin colourless fuel can reasonably explain, and burning steadily towards the stairs. Marquees got paraffined and descended the stairs with the slow certainty of a lamp. paraffinered adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement appears designed to seal the next mistake permanently. Anndee became paraffinered and closed the cupboard around a sleeve. paraffinic acided adj. The state of being drunk and chemically committed to a long, slow descent. Angelque was paraffinic acided and took the stairs with fatty-acid patience. paraffininged adj. The condition of a drinker who is coating every surface touched with a protective layer of uncertainty. Wendolyne went paraffininged and treated the banister, wall and dog alike. paraffinizationed adj. The drunkenness of one who has embedded the body in a waxy medium before attempting to move. Safiyyah became paraffinizationed and required careful sectioning from the armchair. paraffinned (/ˈpæɹ.ə.fɪnd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become a thin, colourless source of heat with poor directional control. Lathen was paraffinned and glided towards the stairs without quite choosing them. paraffinomaed adj. Reduced by drink to a hardened, lumpy arrangement of limbs beneath the skin. Jourdan got paraffinomaed and formed a firm obstruction at the foot of the stairs. paraffled (/pəˈɹæ.fəld/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and making an ostentatious display of finding the last orders quite modest. Gaynol was paraffled by the third round, flourishing a loyalty card at the bar. parafibrominned adj. Still drunk, and suppressing every sensible plan for getting home before it can proliferate. Raniel was parafibrominned, inhibiting all suggestions of one final drink with unusual firmness. parafilariasised adj. Too drunk to resist the parasitic round that attaches itself to every departure. Tavian was parafilariasised, carrying three extra passengers into a taxi meant for one. parafiliariosised adj. Sufficiently drunk to harbour several small, persistent passengers on the way home. Zaquan was parafiliariosised, with minor drinkers attaching themselves to his route across town. parafilmed adj. Having drunk enough to seal every open container, conversation and departure against further access. Angeliese was parafilmed, wrapping the unfinished crisps before attempting the walk home. parafled adj. Drunk by closing time, and turning the collection of coats into an ostentatious display. Chaislyn was parafled at last orders, presenting each recovered coat as a formal achievement.