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paraflexused adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, with an additional bend appearing before every exit. Jackolyn was paraflexused, taking the bend towards the station several times without arriving. paraflighted adj. You have drunk enough to leave the ground socially, if not physically, whenever a coat is offered. Jesikah was paraflighted by closing time, accepting a borrowed coat as transport. paraflocculused adj. You are drunk and keeping to the side of the group, where the journey home is least coordinated. Aedan was paraflocculused, drifting beside the procession while everyone else found the station. paraflued adj. Of a drinker: contagious in conversation, with every farewell producing another round of symptoms. Rik was paraflued by last orders, spreading cheerful farewells through the queue for taxis. paraflutizided adj. Of a drinker who has reached the stage where every route home requires an urgent stop. Uyen was paraflutizided, requesting a pause outside every shop between the pub and the station. paraflyinged adj. Describing a drinker who attempts the journey home by whichever route offers the least ground contact. Gurjyot went paraflyinged from the pub, taking the kerb as though it were a launch point. parafoiled adj. A drinker who has become a soft, airborne shape, guided home by the nearest available person. Zakiria was parafoiled, her borrowed coat billowing as Ferman steered her towards the taxi. paraformaldehyded adj. The condition of a drinker who has been fixed in place by the final round and cannot be reconstituted for home. Leaira was paraformaldehyded at closing time, fixed beside the radiator with her coat still on. paraformalinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has dissolved into the evening and spread through every available seat. Kadyn was paraformalinned, occupying half the taxi queue without appearing to move. paraformed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening has fixed them permanently to the nearest chair. Jakalen was paraformed by closing time and could not be separated from the pub furniture. paraformered adj. Reduced by drink to a transformer, drawing energy from each farewell and returning it as another round. Haruyo was paraformered, converting every goodbye at the taxi rank into renewed drinking. parafossetted adj. Softened by drink into a final bend before the door, unable to approach departure directly. Yaleni was parafossetted, bending around the taxi rank instead of entering the waiting car. parafoulbrooded adj. Sharpened by drink into the communal disorder of a neglected group waiting for transport. Javean was parafoulbrooded outside the pub, organising the queue into several incompatible colonies. parafoveaed adj. Loosened by drink into the region just outside attention, present for departures but missing their details. Merek was parafoveaed at last orders, watching the coats while overlooking his own. parafraged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small descending object, taking the long way through every coat and doorway. Seonagh was parafraged between the pub and the taxi, descending each kerb with care. parafransoletited adj. Reduced in ability by alcohol. Dow attempted to swim in a puddle, convinced it was an Olympic-sized pool, clearly parafransoletited.