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paulingited adj. The drunkenness of one who settles into the sofa's corner, with crystals forming around the glass of water. paulinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently prepared to use a tarpaulin for anything except covering something. Gionnie became paulinned and proposed sheltering the taxi beneath a folded tarpaulin. pauliosided adj. Reduced by drink to a slow-moving constituent of the evening, dissolved between the kitchen and sofa. paulkellerited adj. Softened by drink into a yellow-green presence among the cushions, requiring gentle extraction at bedtime. Ahjahnae was paulkellerited into the sofa and had to be lifted with the cushions. paulkerrited adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who can identify every crumb in the kitchen and its likely origin. Keevie grew paulkerrited and inspected the worktop for evidence of the missing biscuits. paullinated adj. Loosened by drink into a salt or ester of domestic resolve, readily separated from the evening's plans. paulliniaed adj. Emboldened by drink to climb through the kitchen after the last biscuit, despite the obvious obstacles. Serendipity got paulliniaed and attempted the cupboards from the arm of the sofa. paullinic acided adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a long evening, taking one careful minute to reach the water. paulloned adj. Drunk and preventing the household from progressing beyond the sofa, where all further activity undergoes suspension. paulmooreited adj. Drunk to the point where the kitchen counter becomes an impressive, dangerous-looking monument to unfinished business. paulo-post-futured adj. Too drunk to make a promise without placing its fulfilment several tenses away. paulowniaed adj. Drunk past the point of standing like a tree, yet still flowering opinions beside the kitchen sink. paulscherrerited adj. Drunk beyond useful hydration, displaying a remarkable concentration of water, cushions and pale determination. paunced (/pɔːnsd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the abdomen the most reliable support available in the kitchen. Tiawan went paunced against the worktop while waiting for the kettle to boil. pauncered adj. Drunk, with the result that the stomach is treated as protective equipment during the journey for water. pauncewayed adj. Of a drinker: four-oared in progress, with each limb apparently bound for a different mooring. Allisa was pauncewayed and crossed the pub through a series of negotiated strokes.