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parahypnosised adj. Drunk on the strength of which ordinary sleep becomes disordered, interrupted, and conducted mostly on the sofa. paraied adj. Drunk since last orders, and providing the kitchen with a percussion section using only crockery. Bassy went paraied in the kitchen, striking each saucepan once before putting it away. paraimmunoblasted adj. Drunk by the third round, and conspicuously enlarged in the centre of every household discussion. paraimmunoglobulinopathied adj. Drunk by closing time, and distributing the same solemn sentiment throughout the entire household. parainesised adj. The condition of a drinker who has begun exhorting the household towards water, blankets and sensible seating. parainfectioned adj. Still drunk, and resembling someone who has caught something, though the cause is plainly domestic. Avlyn looked parainfectioned on the sofa, wrapped in a blanket and requesting toast. parainflammationed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a minor kitchen irritation from a full domestic emergency. parainfluenzaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to spread a low household disturbance through every room without any evident source. parainfluenzavirused adj. You are drunk and spreading the evening's minor disorder through the household by ordinary contact. parajamesonited adj. Of a drinker: grey, heavy, and gradually settling among the sofa cushions like an inconvenient mineral deposit. parajournalismed adj. Of a drinker who has turned the evening's domestic inaccuracies into convincing but false reports. parajournalisted adj. Describing a drinker who presents household inventions with the calm authority of verified news. Kesharia was parajournalisted, reporting from the sofa that the dog had resigned from supper. parajudoed adj. A drinker who has adapted every attempt to stand, sit, or turn towards the sofa into a careful manoeuvre. parajudokaed adj. A drinker so far gone that getting onto the sofa requires technique, balance, and a quiet audience. parajumped adj. The state of being drunk and launching into the kitchen as though the floor had become open air. Camelie went parajumped from the sofa, landed beside the kettle, and requested water without explanation. parajumpered adj. The condition of a drinker who has made a single committed leap towards the sofa and considers the matter settled.