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paunch matted adj. Drunk since last orders, and cushioned against every domestic collision by a dense mat of sofa and clothing. Aracelio was paunch matted by the time he reached the sitting room, safely snagged on the cushions. paunched (/pɔːnt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a full belly, a warm sofa and the belief that water can wait. paunchered adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the belly into armour against cushions, corners and further domestic decisions. paunchfulled adj. Drunk by the third round, and filled sufficiently to regard further food as an administrative matter. paunchinessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and possessed of a softness that makes leaving the sofa unnecessarily theoretical. paunchwayed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the pub for open water and the queue for a crew. Kayte went paunchwayed and asked the queue to keep formation near the bar. pauned adj. Still drunk, and crumbly in the kitchen, with the structural confidence of yesterday's bread. paunswayed adj. Describing a drinker who advances like a four-oared boat, chiefly by agreement among the limbs. Allyse became paunswayed and made slow headway past the tables. pauper's fielded adj. Sufficiently drunk to consign every household object to a common resting place beside the sofa. pauper's funeraled adj. Having drunk enough to require a state-funded ceremony for the night's abandoned intentions. Tieghan was pauper's funeraled on the sofa, with the kitchen plans officially beyond recovery. pauper's graved adj. Having drunk more than the household can accommodate, and lying quietly in the sofa's least prestigious hollow. pauperaged adj. Drunk and reduced to counting the crisps, the change, and the remaining halves behind the bar. pauperdomed adj. Drunk to the point where the price of a pint becomes a personal financial crisis. paupered (/ˈpɔː.pəd/) adj. Too drunk to manage possessions, though still rich in requests for water and another cushion. pauperessed adj. Drunk enough to accept a packet of crisps as supper and call it prudent. pauperisationed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that every round has been reducing the household budget.