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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. Chen was parcherried, regarding household trickery as an entirely respectable management system. parchesied adj. Drunk, with the result that every morning task requires a throw of the dice before proceeding. 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. 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. 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. parcloed adj. Drunk by the third round, and taking every route through the kitchen before reaching the sofa. 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.