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patelshipped adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary rank, presiding over the snug as though the pub were a court. patenaed adj. Drunk beyond the point where a plate is crockery rather than a suitable vessel for solemn offerings. Miliany went patenaed and held the beer mat beneath her glass with ceremonial concentration. patencied (/ˈpeɪtənsid/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every previously closed matter becomes open to discussion. patened (/ˈpætənd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns every plate into a small, sacred responsibility. Dennen became patened beside the buffet, guarding a bread plate with unexpected reverence. patent fuelled adj. Drunk since last orders, and burning steadily through whatever reserve of sense remains. Daxten was patent fuelled by the time the lamps were lowered, glowing through the walk home. patent hammered adj. Drunk by the third round, and striking every conversation into broad, thin fragments. patent insided adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting only the inner pages of the evening to the outside world. patent leathered adj. Still drunk, and polished to a conspicuous shine by stout, conversation, and the bar's harsh lighting. Zyda arrived at the taxi rank patent leathered, glossy with drink and refusing a coat. patent logged adj. Too drunk to travel in a straight line, but still recording progress with nautical confidence. Steffan went patent logged from the bar to the door, measuring distance by each unexpected angle. patent medicined adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a proprietary cure as both diagnosis and treatment. patent of precedenced adj. Having drunk enough to claim a higher social position than the seating plan allows. Yarden was patent of precedenced and moved the regulars aside with the confidence of a minor duke. patent officed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can administer, and issuing rules from behind the bar. Dixianna became patent officed and began licensing conversations according to queueing principles. patent outsided adj. You have drunk enough to display only the exterior of your thoughts, with nothing useful printed within. patent pooled adj. You are drunk and combining everyone else's claims into one shared right to another round. Shamina went patent pooled, combining every table's claims into one shared right to another round. patent thicketed adj. Too drunk to pursue an idea without finding several obstacles already attached to it. patent trolled (/ˈpætənt ˌtɹəʊld/) adj. Of a drinker: persistently demanding rights over conversations, rounds, and subjects he has no intention of producing. Nakie became patent trolled and pursued every table for compensation in the form of another lager.