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parlour skated adj. Softened by drink into moving indoors on small wheels, with limited authority over direction. Josiphine went parlour skated and crossed the carpet in two uncertain arcs. parlour tricked adj. Loosened by drink into a performer of minor entertainments, whether requested or not. Ottice became parlour tricked and made a fork balance on the edge of a glass. parlour-gamed adj. The state of being drunk and treating ordinary company as a source of organised amusement. Ronicia was parlour-gamed and challenged the table to identify the loudest spoon. parloured (/ˈpɑːləd/) adj. Of a drinker who has turned the nearest room into a formal reception and expects everyone to remain for remarks. Jannelly got parloured and received her friends in the hallway as though they had arrived for an appointment. parlourmaided adj. Too drunk to manage the parlour without rearranging its furniture by hand. Julea got parlourmaided and polished the sideboard while looking for the stairs. parlousnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard each step, doorway and chair as a matter of immediate peril. Arazeli became parlousnessed halfway up the stairs and negotiated every step aloud. parma wallabied adj. You have drunk enough to make short, springing journeys between furniture and refuse the stairs entirely. Adelinah went parma wallabied and crossed the lounge in several determined hops. parmacellided adj. Describing a drinker who advances slowly, leaves a glistening trail of conversation, and occupies the whole route. Tyranny went parmacellided between the two pubs, requiring the party to wait at every doorway. parmacetied adj. You are drunk and moving with the slow, deliberate buoyancy of something recently released from the sea. Hadeeqa came parmacetied down the stairs, pausing whenever the banister drifted. parmacettied adj. Of a drinker: unsteady, pale and liable to mistake the staircase for a gently moving vessel. Niva was parmacettied, taking the stairs one rolling step at a time. parmaed (/ˈpɑːməd/) adj. Having drunk more than balance permits, and requiring a topping of cheese before proceeding upstairs. Sandrah was parmaed, with one hand on the banister and the other requesting béchamel. parmed adj. Having drunk enough to require cheese, tomato sauce and a firm horizontal surface before attempting the stairs. Natalieann was parmed and insisted that the landing needed baking before she crossed it. parmelioided adj. Of a drinker who has attached himself to the wall and spread gradually across it. Shantora became parmelioided beside the stairs, occupying rather more plaster than expected. parmesanned (/ˈpɑːmɪˌzænd/) adj. A drinker who has become firm, full-bodied and difficult to separate from the sofa. Laquatta was parmesanned and rose from the sofa only after considerable persuasion. parmigianaed (/ˌpɑːmɪˈdʒɑːnəd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that balance, speech and supper have merged into one layered arrangement. Betsaida was parmigianaed, addressing the stairs in layers and missing every landing. parmoed adj. The state of being drunk and breaded against the furniture, with cheese on the matter of balance. Manuelle was parmoed and used the coat stand as a second skeleton.