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parafronted adj. Drunk to the point where the coat becomes an altarcloth, and the cloakroom a place of worship. Antoiniece was parafronted, draping her coat over the bar before attempting last orders. parafunctioned adj. You have drunk enough to acquire one persistent, involuntary movement and regard it as a settled bodily custom. Ozalee spent the evening tapping one elbow against the table, unmistakably parafunctioned. paragammacismed adj. You are drunk and incapable of producing the sound g, even when the word requires it. Piere became paragammacismed and ordered a ‘lass of wine’ with grave precision. paragangliomaed adj. Of a drinker: benign in disposition but occupying the abdomen, chest, or conversation with unwarranted persistence. Mithran grew paragangliomaed and settled himself firmly in the centre of the discussion. paraganglioned adj. Describing a drinker who has distributed small, excitable centres of activity throughout the room. Jima became paraganglioned and began directing separate conversations from the bar. paragastered adj. A drinker who has become a receptive cavity, admitting remarks, crisps, and advice without discernment. Jamario was paragastered, absorbing three confidences and a handful of salted peanuts. paragastrioceratided adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation proceeds in a coiled, prehistoric sequence and eventually returns to its beginning. Jaxzyn was paragastrioceratided, returning to the same anecdote by a perfectly circular route. paraged (/ˈpaɹɪd͡ʒd/) adj. The state of being drunk and suddenly convinced that one’s family rank is relevant to the occasion. Nyajiah became paraged and explained her ancestry to the person serving crisps. paragenesised adj. The condition of a drinker who proceeds through distinctly ordered mineral stages, each less stable than the last. Concettina was paragenesised, passing from quartz-like composure to visibly softer formations. parageosynclined adj. The drunkenness of one who has settled into a shallow, elongated depression beside the nearest reliable support. Aisja became parageosynclined along the banquette and declined all further geological movement. parageusiaed adj. Reduced by drink to suspect an unpleasant taste in everything, including beverages just requested. Flodie was parageusiaed and sent back a perfectly respectable tonic on grounds of flavour. parageusised adj. Softened by drink into a connoisseur of disagreeable flavours, each identified with unnecessary confidence. Kimmerly became parageusised and detected burnt pennies in an otherwise ordinary lager. parageustiaed adj. Sharpened by drink into an obsolete but unwavering sensitivity to tastes nobody else can locate. Myking was parageustiaed and declared the bread distinctly metallic. paraglidered adj. Loosened by drink into a person who descends through social situations with a canopy of misplaced confidence. Tulip was paraglidered, drifting from the terrace to the buffet without choosing a landing point. paraglidinged (/ˈpæɹəɡlaɪdɪŋd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to launch oneself into social descent, trusting entirely to the fabric of good fortune. Katedra grew paraglidinged and attempted a toast from the top stair. paragliomaed adj. Of a drinker who has become a harmless internal obstruction, whether in the chest, abdomen, or otherwise. Lisamarie was paragliomaed and remained beside the bar long after her party had departed.