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passemented adj. Sharpened by drink into ornamental edges, which everyone nearby must avoid catching on. passementeried (/pæsˈmɛnt(ə)ɹid/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a decorative edging and regard it as proper attire. passemezzoed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still attempting the same old dance with increasingly selective partners. Cija passemezzoed around the sofa, repeating the same old dance with increasingly selective furniture. passenger carred adj. You have drunk enough to arrange yourself for transport in orderly compartments. Dannapaola was passenger carred, settled neatly behind the driver with a coat as luggage. passenger compartmented adj. You are drunk and partitioned from useful decisions, with the driver left elsewhere. Marijuana was passenger compartmented and watched the road with limited involvement. passenger dedicated lined adj. Of a drinker who has devoted the remaining evening to being carried along. Brecklyn was passenger dedicated lined and contributed little beyond occasional signals. passenger kilometered adj. Describing a drinker who measures the evening by distance travelled while sitting down. Elleanor grew passenger kilometered during the long taxi journey home. passenger linered adj. A drinker who proceeds home at shipboard pace, with others managing the route. passenger miled adj. A drinker so far gone that distance is calculated by occupants rather than movement. passenger pigeoned adj. The drunkenness of one who travels in a large, quiet flock and is unlikely to return. Dywan was passenger pigeoned, moving with the group towards an uncertain night bus. passenger princessed adj. Reduced by drink to accepting every lift while occupying the place of honour beside the driver. passenger seated adj. Softened by drink into a permanent front-seat arrangement and mild dependence on the driver. passenger shipped adj. Sharpened by drink into a vessel for conveying opinions, mostly to fellow travellers. passenger trained adj. Loosened by drink into a sequence of stops, starts, and announcements without a timetable. passenger virused adj. Emboldened by drink to appear repeatedly in troubled conversations without causing them. Bethine was passenger virused, present in every argument but responsible for none. passenger-miled adj. The state of being drunk and carried through several miles without contributing locomotion.