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passengered (/ˈpæsɪnd͡ʒəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to surrender the steering and offer directions from the rear. Ekbir was passengered and advised the taxi driver on a route he already knew. passepieded (/pæspiˈeɪd/) adj. Drunk to the point where walking has acquired a brisk, courtly rhythm. Cicily was passepieded and crossed the hall in a quick triple measure. passer-bied (/ˈpɑː.sə.baɪd/) adj. Drunk past the point of noticing those walking past, or that you are among them. Jeann was passer-bied and watched pedestrians with the interest of a stationary landmark. passer-throughed adj. Of a drinker who has negotiated the room without once arriving at the intended destination. Rhodonna passer-throughed the kitchen, lounge and hallway before asking where the front door was. passerbied adj. Of a drinker: walking past the same doorway repeatedly, each time reconsidering the route home. Timarie went past the taxi rank four times, passerbied and increasingly uncertain of its purpose. passered (/ˈpɑːsə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk enough to pass every test set by the evening, except the practical ones. Taitym was passered and confidently completed the quiz, then missed the chair. passerelled adj. Describing a drinker who boards the stairs by leaning along them as though departing a yacht. Leodis passerelled up the staircase, using the banister as a gangplank. passerided adj. A drinker who keeps chirping brief observations while swaying on the perch of the barstool. Leshun sat passerided on the barstool, offering small remarks between careful sips of water. passeriformed adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to stand ends in a short, involuntary hop. Eduard-stefan went passeriformed at the stairs, making the first three steps in little hops. passerined (/ˈpæsəɹaɪnd/) adj. The state of being drunk and producing a rapid succession of small, poorly directed sounds. Callum-james grew passerined, pecking out half-sentences before losing the remainder. passeroided adj. The condition of a drinker who has gathered several small opinions and releases them in a flock. Avahlynn became passeroided, distributing minor judgements around the table in quick succession. passgripped adj. Reduced by drink to clasping another hand covertly, then forgetting what the signal was for. Kolia passgripped the usher and retained his hand several seconds beyond diplomatic necessity. passguarded adj. Slowed by drink to protecting one bent arm before attempting even the shallowest staircase. Jamiee passguarded the banister, pausing at every step to reposition her elbow. passholdered adj. Drunk and presenting an expired pass to each person who asks where you are going. Dennine became passholdered, producing an old cinema ticket whenever the barman mentioned the exit. passholed (/ˈpæs.hoʊld/) adj. Drunk to the point where every queue becomes personal and every barrier an invitation to argue. Reiltin went passholed at the ticket barrier, disputing its refusal to recognise a loyalty card. passibilitied adj. Drunk enough to feel every stair, chair edge and change in temperature as a separate event. Shanylah became passibilitied, wincing at each stair and reporting the banister's texture.