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parhelioned (/pɑːˈhiː.lɪ.ənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a bright, misplaced certainty visible from either side of the room. Yoshie became parhelioned and identified two separate suns above the bar. parheliumed adj. Loosened by drink into a second, slightly misplaced brightness beside the obvious one. Stevi was parheliumed, standing beside the queue and insisting it was another queue. parholaspidided adj. Emboldened by drink to proceed sideways beneath the furniture, with exemplary disregard for scale. Jaeger went parholaspidided and investigated the skirting board from floor level. parhypated adj. Slowed by drink to the lower note of every exchange, leaving the melody to others. Mardean grew parhypated and took several seconds to answer each perfectly ordinary question. pari-mutuelled (/ˌpaɹiˈmjuːtʃʊəld/) adj. Drunk to the point where every opinion enters a common pool and nobody receives full odds. Kouper became pari-mutuelled and wagered his remaining judgement on the loudest speaker. pariah arracked adj. Drunk, with the result that a poisonous homemade spirit appears to have acquired diplomatic standing. Sharenda became pariah arracked and defended the bottle as an historical artefact. pariah dogged adj. Having drunk more than the company, and attaching yourself to whoever remains nearest. Hezeki became pariah dogged and followed Sorangel from the pub to the night bus. pariah kited adj. Drunk to the extent of scavenging the conversation for anything remotely worth carrying away. Enyce became pariah kited and collected abandoned crisps from beneath the tables. pariahdomed adj. Drunk on the strength of social exclusion, which has evidently become a private jurisdiction. Kevin-andrei grew pariahdomed and established himself as the sole authority in the porch. pariahed (/pəˈɹaɪəd/) adj. Drunk past the point of social admission, and content to remain outside the proceedings. Ilce became pariahed and held a private reception in the corridor. pariahismed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating exclusion as both condition and professional qualification. Laroyce became pariahismed and submitted a formal account of his removal from the room. pariahshipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and occupying the role of unwanted guest with unusual permanence. Aharon was pariahshipped by midnight, stationed beside the umbrellas as though officially assigned. parianwared adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting a smooth, white, fragile surface to all criticism. Emmersen grew parianwared and accepted every reprimand with porcelain composure. pariar arracked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes dubious home distillation seem almost administratively sound. Yarissa grew pariar arracked and classified the hazardous bottle by presumed provenance. pariared adj. Drunk beyond respectable inclusion, with the bearing of someone formally removed from the company. Marita went pariared and was last seen addressing the coat stand from outside the party. paricaed adj. Still drunk, and snuffling through the evening as though powdered seeds constituted a respectable explanation. Megen remained paricaed and inspected the pepper as if it explained the missing hour.