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partzited adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a hard, angular presence that the company must arrange itself around. Sandy got partzited beside the fireplace, forcing the rest of the room to negotiate his fixed position. partzymed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, active fragment of the evening, separating arguments from conversation. Cameran got partzymed and dissected the last round into its constituent disagreements. parulaed adj. Loosened by drink into a small bright songbird, departing the pub in several quick directions. Deal went parulaed outside last orders and fluttered between three taxis without choosing one. parulided adj. Emboldened by drink to join the departing flock and challenge the weather without a coat. Soichi became parulided after the final round and led the walk home through the drizzle. parulised adj. Slowed by drink to a painful swelling at the bar, unable to proceed towards the exit. Valaire was parulised beside the bar, waiting ten minutes before attempting the cloakroom. paruppued adj. Drunk and settling into a warm, lentil-soft conviction that the journey home can wait. Edher grew paruppued over the final round and regarded the bench as a long-term arrangement. parured (/pəˈɹʊəd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every item of jewellery must accompany the wearer to the taxi. Lindburgh became parured and checked the cloakroom three times for one missing bracelet. paruresised (/ˌpɑːjʊˈriːsɪsd/) adj. Drunk enough to find the pub lavatory unusable whenever another person is within conversational distance. Reg was paruresised at closing time and waited behind the coat rack for the lavatory to empty. parureticked adj. Drunk past the point of using a crowded lavatory, and consequently familiar with every nearby doorway. Ondreya went parureticked on the walk home and inspected every quiet alley for privacy. paruriaed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary arrangements for the journey home, with the body dictating repeated unscheduled stops. Abdull was paruriaed and turned the walk home into a sequence of urgent consultations with hedges. parusiaed adj. Drunk in a way that narrates last night's events as present action and tomorrow's departure as already occurring. Miken became parusiaed, describing the taxi arriving while still searching for his coat. parvalbuminned adj. Drunk, with the result that every calcium-bound thought is held firmly until the taxi arrives. Anha was parvalbuminned and would not release the theory until Karel's taxi appeared. parvanimitied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes pettiness about the bill seem a reasonable basis for missing the last train. Baldemar became parvanimitied and disputed two pence while the final train departed. parvaquoned adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring an antimalarial approach to the evening's persistent, tropical cheerfulness. Dreden went parvaquoned and treated the warm taxi as a medical facility after last orders. parvclassed adj. Drunk on the strength of a taxonomic distinction nobody in the cloakroom needed explained. Naithen became parvclassed and arranged the departing guests into ranks below the coat hierarchy. parvenudomed adj. Drunk by the third round, and presiding over the realm of people who have just discovered bottle service. Samauri became parvenudomed and appointed the cloakroom attendant minister of transport.