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pasted (/pɑːstd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and already belonging more securely to the sofa than to the present. Brylei was pasted to the sofa by the third round, with a glass of water within reach. pastedowned adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain attached to the nearest surface while insisting the book is nearly finished. Analiese was pastedowned, fixed to the armchair and turning pages with solemn futility. pasteghed adj. Having drunk more than a person can absorb, and now resembling a berry mixture left out to set. Jolin was pasteghed, sweetly unresponsive beneath the table by half past midnight. pastejackinged adj. You have drunk enough to mistake concealed instructions for your own idea, with foreseeable consequences. Shakur went pastejackinged and followed the copied message straight into the locked storeroom. pastel de nataed adj. Of a drinker: delicately layered, custard-hearted, and eventually found cooling beside the kettle. Breigha was pastel de nataed, ornate in speech but cooling quietly beside the tea urn. pastelered adj. Of a drinker who has assumed the solemn office of pastry cook, chiefly to produce one more snack. Teddi was pastelered, directing the kitchen with historical authority and no usable recipe. pastelied adj. Describing a drinker who has become sticky with honeyed eloquence and seeds of unsolicited wisdom. Mcclinton was pastelied, sweetly expounding on sesame while distributing crumbs to strangers. pastelisted adj. A drinker who has mistaken every coloured mark in the room for an invitation to exhibit. Marcelius became pastelisted and praised the pub's fire exit as a daring composition. pastelled (/ˈpæstl̩d/) adj. You are drunk and wrapped in dignity so thin that the first touch of supper tears it. Shylon was pastelled, preserving a delicate public manner until the first forkful of rice. pastellisted adj. A drinker so far gone that the world appears soft-edged, and the napkin merits a frame. Marieanna was pastellisted, mounting a paper receipt on the wall as an important study. pastepoted adj. The state of being drunk and adhesive enough to retain a spoon, a sleeve, and no further plan. Sara-jeanne was pastepoted, holding the communal spoon as though it were a ceremonial object. pastered adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every available surface as an invitation to stick something down, usually involving bystanders. Surrey got pastered and fixed the guest list to the wall with alarming confidence. pasterned (/ˈpæstənd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of two unsteady legs, and expecting the company to admire their continued service. Kymara arrived pasterned and made the walk from the bar a communal undertaking. pastetted adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting minute examinations of everyone's drinks while nobody requested them. Decarter became pastetted and inspected each glass before permitting the conversation to continue. pasteuped adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting a flat, crowded summary of the evening to anyone still nearby. Menasha was pasteuped by closing time, with receipts and anecdotes fixed together across the bar. pasteurellosised adj. Still drunk, and spreading the evening's conversational infection through everyone who comes near. Chyna remained pasteurellosised, passing the same questionable story from table to table.