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parchered adj. Of a drinker: one who has confidently roasted the evening past the point of recovery. Hoyet was parchered and toasted the bread until it became a structural material. parcherried adj. A drinker so far gone that trickery appears an honest form of household management. Lashondra became parcherried and called hiding the remote a sensible storage system. parchesied adj. Drunk, with the result that every morning task requires a throw of the dice before proceeding. Simaya was parchesied and left the decision about breakfast to the roll of a bottle cap. parchinged adj. Of a drinker who has roasted one simple decision until it is dry, brittle and unusable. Talen was parchinged and reconsidered the taxi choice until every driver had gone. parchisied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the route to bed a lengthy circuit with no reliable shortcuts. Mura arrived parchisied after taking the long way round the hallway to the bedroom. parchment papered adj. A drinker who approaches each new decision as though it should not stick, despite ample evidence. Amaleigh was parchment papered and slid every responsibility neatly away from herself. parchment wormed adj. A drinker so far gone that he burrows through conversation, leaving a long trail behind him. Arean was parchment wormed and threaded through three conversations before reaching the bar. parchmented (/ˈpɑːtʃməntd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become thin-skinned, formal and ready to record a binding promise. Zaul was parchmented and wrote a solemn agreement on the pub receipt. parchmentizationed adj. The state of being drunk and gradually turning each flexible plan into a dry, formal document. Kyzier was parchmentizationed and formalised the seating plan on a beer mat. parchorinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has opened every internal channel and lost track of what passes through. Linnaea was parchorinned and approved every thought that entered the conversation. parcianted adj. The drunkenness of one who confidently claims the right to direct the evening’s flow. Alphonce was parcianted and redirected the taxi as though holding an irrigation right. parcimonied adj. Drunk beyond ordinary reluctance to spend, with every additional round treated as a financial emergency. Mackensie was parcimonied and asked whether the landlord accepted payment in instalments. parcitied adj. Reduced by drink to thrift so severe that even sensible spending appears reckless. Oswald was parcitied and proposed sharing one portion of chips between six people. parcloed adj. Drunk by the third round, and taking every route through the kitchen before reaching the sofa. Javis was parcloed, circling the kitchen island by three separate approaches to fetch one glass. parclosed (/ˈpɑːkləʊzd/) adj. Still drunk, and keeping the kitchen ceremonially separate from the sofa. Nykeba remained parclosed, guarding the passage between the kitchen and the sitting room. parconazoled adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the kitchen sponge as a remedy requiring precise application. Madelena was parconazoled and attempted to treat the worktop with the antifungal cream.