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pariphyllinned adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor decision acquires the solemnity of a steroid glycoside. parisaponinned adj. Drunk to a degree that a simple choice develops the elaborate confidence of a steroid glycoside. parish assemblied adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every household decision as a public consultation. Esmae-grace became parish assemblied and demanded a vote on whether the taxi should turn left. parish churched adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced the evening requires a centre, a hierarchy and a schedule. parish clerked adj. Drunk by closing time, and minuting each promise as though tomorrow depended on accurate records. Cledith became parish clerked and wrote down three plans on the back of a receipt. parish housed adj. Still drunk, and seeking the security of a rectory for every increasingly doubtful plan. Destiny-may was parish housed and offered the garden shed as headquarters for the taxi expedition. parish lanterned adj. Too drunk to distinguish the moon from a useful instruction, and inclined to follow either. parish priested adj. Having drunk enough to deliver confident counsel on matters you have only just misunderstood. parish prigged adj. Having drunk more than the conversation warrants, and speaking with the certainty of an unofficial parson. parish pump politicsed adj. You have drunk enough to regard the blocked lavatory as a matter of national consequence. Kaelum became parish pump politicsed and proposed emergency legislation for the pub's faulty tap. parish registered adj. Of a drinker: recording every arrival, departure and questionable promise as though the bar kept official records. parish roomed adj. Of a drinker: converted to community use, with folding-chair confidence and no clear purpose. parish schooled adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a local lesson for a complete education in public affairs. parish seated adj. Describing a drinker who has identified one chair as the seat of government and will not reconsider. Lavarr became parish seated and accepted petitions from friends standing beside the sofa. parishaded adj. A drinker who forms a council at once and assumes the chair without checking the agenda. parished (/ˈpæɹɪʃd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of appointing yourself responsible for every local matter, including several outside your remit. Leondrus parished the entire street, including a laundrette beyond his remit.