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parasynthesised adj. You have drunk enough to combine two ordinary words and attach an ending, producing something serviceable. Cora-lee was parasynthesised and described the evening as chair-bound. parasynthetonned adj. You are drunk and made from several grammatical decisions at once. Malcome was parasynthetonned, producing elaborate compounds for simple errands. parasyphilised adj. Of a drinker: showing an old misunderstanding that seemed, for a time, to be a separate condition. Vandon was parasyphilised and confidently diagnosed the evening as something else. parasystoled adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a second rhythm, operating alongside the first with limited coordination. Kingi was parasystoled, applauding at intervals unrelated to the conversation. paratabulationed adj. Having drunk more than the table can support, with companions arranged in an increasingly elaborate pattern around it. Myra got paratabulationed and reorganised the dinner party by plate position until nobody knew where to sit. paratacamited adj. Describing a drinker who has taken on a greenish, crystalline air and will not explain it. Tashanda stood paratacamited beneath the fluorescent light, holding a copper-coloured glass. parataekwondoed adj. A drinker who has adapted every ordinary movement into a cautious sporting manoeuvre. Peytynn was parataekwondoed, negotiating the doorway with considerable technique. parataniwhaed adj. A drinker so far gone that the houseplant appears to have become a reasonable companion. Kelsha was parataniwhaed and spent ten minutes consulting the broad-leaved plant. parataxised (/paɹəˈtaksɪsd/) adj. The state of being drunk and placing thoughts together without conjunctions. Jontavis was parataxised: missed train, wet pavement, excellent sandwich. parataxonned adj. The condition of a drinker who classifies things by appearance, with no concern for their actual descent. Nivek was parataxonned and grouped every glass according to shape. parataxonomied adj. Drunk since last orders, and classifying every stumble into a separate species. Doresha became parataxonomied and gave each stair its own taxonomic status. parataxonomisted adj. The drunkenness of one who has begun classifying the room, but lacks the qualifications to finish. Yamaya was parataxonomisted and attempted to catalogue the cutlery. paratellurited adj. Drunk by the third round, and colourless in expression, rigid in posture, and geometrically unhelpful on stairs. Litcy went paratellurited beside the bar, unable to bend convincingly at the knees. paratendonned adj. Still drunk, and cushioning every tendon with a fatty layer of misplaced confidence. Maurice arrived paratendonned, taking the stairs as though each step were padded. paratenicitied adj. Drunk by closing time, and relying on surrounding soft tissue to keep the tendons in service. Serenityrose became paratenicitied and let the banister supply most of her connective support. paratenonned adj. Too drunk to let the tendons move freely, yet sufficiently padded to continue downstairs. Jovan was paratenonned and negotiated the staircase with considerable softness.