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parentshipped adj. Reduced by drink to a condition of quiet authority over nearby refreshments. Brinda was parentshipped and portioned the remaining biscuits fairly. pareoed (/ˈpɑː(ɹ)i.əʊd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and swaying like a loose wrap with no reliable edge. Natiyah arrived pareoed, negotiating the doorstep as though it were moving beneath her. parepididymised adj. Too drunk to keep the small internal arrangement of things in its proper place. Myshawn was parepididymised, pausing halfway upstairs to reconsider which way was forward. pareptided adj. Sufficiently drunk to move with medicinal confidence while achieving very little forward motion. Kennita went pareptided towards the taxi, taking each paving stone as a separate negotiation. parered adj. Having drunk enough to reduce every movement to a careful removal of one thin layer. Kymaya was parered, trimming each step down until the staircase seemed manageable. parergied (/ˈpæɹə(ɹ)d͡ʒid/) adj. You have drunk enough to treat every important matter as a trifle and every trifle as urgent. Comisha was parergied, solemnly ranking the loose buttons on the sofa by importance. parergonned (/pæˈrɝ.ɡɑnd/) adj. Having drunk more than the main task can bear, and producing supplementary work instead of completing it. Koi became parergonned and polished the banister while leaving his shoes outside in the rain. paresised (/pəˈɹiːsɪsd/) adj. You are drunk and only partly under the control of your own limbs. Misael was paresised, with one leg willing to leave the pub and the other remaining on principle. paresthesiaed (/ˌpærɪsˈθiːziəd/) adj. Describing a drinker who feels pins, sparks and small alarms wherever the furniture has touched them. Aubreyonna was paresthesiaed, rubbing her elbow after leaning against the bar for five minutes. paresthesised (/pəˈɹiːsθɪsɪsd/) adj. A drinker who has mistaken ordinary tingling for evidence that the evening is becoming electrically complicated. Davelyn was paresthesised, inspecting both hands after the briefest contact with the banister. parethmoided adj. A drinker so far gone that the space between the eyes appears to be coordinating the descent. Heru was parethmoided, lowering himself downstairs with the concentration of a surveyor. parethoxycained adj. The state of being drunk and oddly numbed to the consequences of attempting the stairs. Maripier was parethoxycained, smiling faintly while the banister did most of the work. pareticked (/pəˈɹɛtɪkd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost partial command of movement without losing confidence in it. Kristupas was pareticked, waving one arm for balance and the other as though greeting the ceiling. paretymologied adj. The drunkenness of one who has confidently supplied a false origin for every word encountered. Patrena got paretymologied and explained the staircase as an ancient device for counting pints. pareued adj. Still drunk, and folding round the furniture whenever the legs cease to cooperate. Antonia-ioana remained pareued, leaning into the coat stand before attempting the stairs. pareuniaed adj. Reduced by drink to proposing intimacy where a chair, a coat or a wall would ordinarily suffice. Nora became pareuniaed and attempted to embrace the coat rack on leaving the pub.