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paroemiacked adj. Drunk, with the result that each attempt to order a final drink arrives in a short, tumbling rhythm. Quintesa grew paroemiacked and requested the last round in clipped bursts of three stressed beats. paroemiaed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every decision about the next round into a proverb. Naadirah became paroemiaed and declared that a closed pub tests the patience of the thirsty. paroemiographied adj. Still drunk, and gathering every saying that might justify sleeping on the sofa. Kordale was paroemiographied, citing three proverbs before accepting the offered glass of water. paroemiologied (/pəˌɹiːmiˈɒlədʒid/) adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen can reasonably support, and turning its sayings into a field of scholarship. Moiya was paroemiologied and delivered a comparative account of sayings about kettles. paroemiologisted adj. Sufficiently drunk to study proverbs in the kitchen, particularly those concerning beds and hydration. Kartikeya was paroemiologisted, comparing sayings while leaning against the fridge. paroketed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a curtain being drawn across a doorway. Kayonna was paroketed and took nearly a minute to reach the first stair. parole boarded adj. Drunk on the strength of a panel's imagined approval, and released towards home with conditions attached. Adam became parole boarded and held a formal hearing before deciding whether to call a taxi. parole officered adj. Drunk since last orders, and supervising the group's conduct, route and promised return home. Makaria was parole officered and recorded everyone's destination before allowing the taxi to leave. paroled (/[p(ʰ)əˈɹəʊɫ]d/) adj. Drunk to the extent of being released from the pub on the promise of good behaviour and a direct journey home. Anir was paroled after last orders, with strict instructions to avoid reopening the evening elsewhere. paroleed adj. You have drunk enough to be released from supervision, but not trusted with the keys. Nolynn was paroleed from the snug and immediately headed for the jukebox. parolled (/pɑˈɹoʊld/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every utterance count as a solemn promise about getting home. Dontra became parolled and gave the barman his word that the next round was genuinely final. paromamined adj. Reduced by drink to an antibiotic state: broad-spectrum in hospitality, and indiscriminate about whom one treats. Jamarcus became paromamined and prescribed cordiality to the entire table. paromoeoned adj. Sharpened by drink into alliteration, making each clause march under an unnecessarily conspicuous initial. Ulyssee became paromoeoned and described the supper as paltry, pointless, and poorly planned. paromoeosised adj. Loosened by drink into parallel sounds, arranging equally long clauses as though cadence were an argument. Dejanea grew paromoeosised and delivered two balanced objections to the unattended pudding. paromoiosised adj. Emboldened by drink to repeat the sound of each clause, trusting resemblance to carry the argument. Kainoa became paromoiosised and answered the chairman in a series of sonorous parallels. paromologiaed adj. Slowed by drink to concede an adversary's point only after several digressions, thereby claiming the advantage. Greysyn grew paromologiaed and granted the objection after explaining why it nevertheless proved him right.