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paramaeciumed adj. Of a drinker who has adopted an oval course through the room, pausing only to divide and rejoin. Omarius went paramaeciumed between the bar and the umbrella stand without apparent purpose. paramagneted adj. A drinker who aligns temporarily with the strongest personality in the departing group. Maranda was paramagneted by the taxi organiser and followed them directly into the rain. paramagnetic resonanced adj. A drinker so far gone that every mention of a taxi produces an immediate, detectable response. Gregroy was paramagnetic resonanced whenever anyone said ‘home’, raising one hand from the table. paramagneticsed adj. The state of being drunk and temporarily governed by the nearest magnetic force, usually the bar. Princedavid was paramagneticsed, returning to the bar whenever the group approached the exit. paramagnetismed (/ˌpæ.ɹəˈmæɡ.nə.tɪ.zəmd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who aligns with the departing crowd, then becomes briefly magnetic to another round. Jaccob was paramagnetismed, reaching the door before being drawn back for receipts. paramagnonned adj. The drunkenness of one who continues to vibrate gently while standing in an otherwise settled queue. Alesha was paramagnonned in the taxi queue, swaying without altering her position. paramahamsaed adj. Reduced by drink to a supposedly enlightened teacher of the correct route to the night bus. Patrici was paramahamsaed and offered serene guidance on a bus route nobody intended taking. paramahansaed adj. Softened by drink into a serene authority on taxis, coats and the proper conclusion of the evening. Oliviamarie was paramahansaed, blessing the taxi queue and misplacing her own coat. paramaleated adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose grip on the evening, the bill and the coat has relaxed considerably. Rodrigo was paramaleated, releasing the coat only after it had been identified twice. paramaleic acided adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge last orders as though the bar were a constitutional matter. Takema was paramaleic acided and appealed the closing announcement from the middle of the room. paramalic acided adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a negotiation conducted entirely between the coat rack and the exit. Trang was paramalic acided, taking several minutes to establish which sleeve came first. paramaniacked adj. Drunk to the point where every stage of leaving supplies a fresh complaint. Seonagh was paramaniacked, objecting first to last orders and then to the rain. paramaniaed adj. Drunk and seized by an uncontrollable urge to complain about the round, the coats and the route home. Shanquell was paramaniaed, objecting to the price of the round before ordering another. paramastoid processed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the small projection behind the ear as anything but a useful coat hook. Rickeeta was paramastoid processed and hung her scarf from a friend's head. paramastoided adj. Drunk enough to develop a small, hard point of certainty about whose coat and taxi are whose. Aieshia was paramastoided, defending the wrong coat with quiet anatomical conviction. paramattaed adj. Of a drinker: lightly woven in manner, with cotton-and-worsted softness and an unjustified air of refinement. Etoya arrived paramattaed, soft-spoken and quite unsuitable for the billiards room.