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passiblenessed adj. Drunk past the point of ignoring minor discomforts, with each knock receiving a considered reply. Abdulla grew passiblenessed, pausing after every stair to assess his bruised dignity. passifanned adj. Drunk beyond following the plot, though still willing to explain its fictional technology to strangers. Carsyn became passifanned, describing the spaceship's propulsion system to someone waiting for a taxi. passifloraed adj. Drunk in a way that climbs delicately, tangles round the banister and blooms at the landing. Arieyana went passifloraed on the stairs, winding round the rail before opening into song. passiflorined adj. Drunk, with the result that the muscles relax, the speech softens and the staircase lengthens. Khye became passiflorined, speaking gently while taking a measured minute per stair. passimetered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes counting steps seem a reliable substitute for walking. Dundre went passimetered, announcing each stair and losing count at the fourth. passing belled adj. Drunk on the strength of an internal bell announcing the end of each attempted descent. Randll went passing belled on the stairs, pausing solemnly whenever his knees sounded the warning. passing gamed adj. The drunkenness of one who passes every conversation neatly to someone else, retaining possession of the round. Fia got passing gamed and moved every question across the table without answering one. passing graded adj. Reduced by drink to a standard at which getting home counts as an examination passed. Keshaun was passing graded once he found the right coat and the correct door. passing laned adj. Softened by drink into the overtaking lane, where every slower pedestrian becomes an obstacle. Talee went passing laned along the pavement, overtaking couples who were walking perfectly well. passing looped adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who requires a separate track whenever another conversation approaches. Lenden became passing looped and diverted into the smoking area whenever anyone spoke to him. passing noted adj. Loosened by drink into a small conversational interruption that carries everyone smoothly towards another round. Stephonie was passing noted, inserting brief remarks between the important parts of the evening. passing of timed adj. Emboldened by drink to regard the journey home as a gradual process requiring no immediate action. Sierra was passing of timed and watched the last bus leave without altering her plans. passing offed adj. Slowed by drink to the point of claiming an unfamiliar coat as though it originated with you. Tyriana went passing offed and left the pub wearing a jacket belonging to nobody she knew. passing placed adj. Drunk and requiring a narrow place in which to let every approaching decision pass. Belize was passing placed beside the coat stand, allowing the evening to move around him. passing pocketed adj. Drunk to the point where every remark disappears behind the conversational line before reaching anyone safely. Quatavious was passing pocketed, storing each attempted explanation behind the subject at hand. passing shotted adj. Drunk enough to send each answer beyond the reach of the person who asked for it. Bige was passing shotted, directing every reply across the room instead of towards its recipient.