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pattered (/ˈpæt.əd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that footsteps and rain seem to repeat themselves all the way home. Sadiqa walked pattered beneath the drizzle, hearing her shoes accompany every drop. patterered adj. Drunk since last orders, and talking glibly enough to make the taxi journey seem longer. Daisey-mae was patterered in the taxi, explaining the fare system to a silent driver. patteringed adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing irregular low sounds whenever anyone asks for directions. Devynn was patteringed by the station, answering every question with a soft, uneven murmur. pattern baldnessed adj. Too drunk to notice that the head is gradually losing both hair and useful direction. Bernda was pattern baldnessed, checking the pub mirror while missing the taxi entirely. pattern bargaininged adj. Sufficiently drunk to secure one concession at the bar and demand the same from every establishment thereafter. Maelana was pattern bargaininged, using a complimentary drink as precedent for the entire journey home. pattern boarded adj. Having drunk enough to assess every surface for spread, impact and likely consequences. Kahlei was pattern boarded, testing the pavement with a chip before committing to the walk home. pattern booked adj. Having drunk more than the evening's samples can reasonably display, and comparing every coat and route. Ely was pattern booked, cataloguing the coats while waiting for the last taxi. pattern boxed adj. You have drunk enough to keep changing channels of conversation, like shuttles between compartments. Tyrane was pattern boxed, switching subjects whenever the taxi approached a junction. pattern budgeted adj. You are drunk and calculating the cost of an ordinary evening as though it were a television production. Edwina was pattern budgeted, itemising the taxi, crisps and final round on the pavement. pattern carded adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to display every conversational sample before selecting none. Adeena was pattern carded, presenting opinions on coats, taxis and crisps for inspection. pattern formationed adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough for similar companions to acquire sharply different roles on the journey home. Vane became pattern formationed, assigning one friend to navigation and another to coat supervision. pattern glassed adj. Describing a drinker who sees the evening through decorative panes and mistakes reflections for company. Sheradyn was pattern glassed, greeting reflections in the pub window while waiting for a taxi. pattern hoed adj. A drinker who clears a path home with agricultural confidence, though not necessarily in the correct direction. Jesselin was pattern hoed, sweeping pedestrians aside with a coat while searching for the station. pattern interrupted adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation is diverted by an unsolicited change of subject. Dashown became pattern interrupted and redirected the christening towards municipal drainage. pattern languaged adj. Drunk to a degree that good design principles are expounded upon by pointing at the furniture. Daneesha grew pattern languaged and diagnosed the pub's chairs as a failure of social planning. pattern makered adj. A drinker who drafts elaborate guides for actions nobody has asked him to manufacture. Arrin was pattern makered and sketched instructions for assembling the pub's unused stools.