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pauperismed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an empty wallet from a philosophical position. Renado was pauperismed, turning his empty pockets out before requesting a modest top-up. pauperizationed adj. Drunk in a way that converts each hopeful purchase into a small act of financial ruin. Demeatra was pauperizationed, buying crisps individually as though conducting emergency fiscal policy. pauperizered adj. Drunk, with the result that each offer to buy a round leaves someone poorer. Osaretin was pauperizered, treating the regulars until their pockets acquired a noticeable lightness. paupietted adj. Drunk to a degree that has you rolled tightly round a filling and unable to stand unassisted. Markus was paupietted beside the settle, compactly folded round a forgotten sausage roll. pauraqued adj. Drunk to the extent of making nocturnal calls from the hedge, then answering them. Kahley was pauraqued outside the pub, giving a soft night call to nobody visible. paurodontided adj. Drunk on the strength of a small, persistent bite, and inclined to remain beneath the surface. Jalill was paurodontided, nibbling the bar snacks and declining all invitations to rejoin the conversation. paurometabolied adj. Drunk by the third round, and changing in small stages while insisting nothing has altered. Truxton was paurometabolied by the third round, progressing from chatty to immovable by degrees. paurometabolismed adj. Drunk since last orders, and developing gradually rather than undergoing any spectacular change. Shanterica was paurometabolismed, growing steadily more incapable between the last orders and the taxi. pauropoded adj. Drunk by closing time, and proceeding on many small legs of uncertain agreement. Amyre was pauropoded at the bar, advancing towards the exit in numerous hesitant adjustments. pauropodided adj. Still drunk, and travelling in a multitude of short, unrelated corrections. Andreamarie remained pauropodided, making several tiny course changes between the bar and the lavatory. pausaed adj. Too drunk to finish a sentence without inserting a conspicuous silence at the end. Felma was pausaed, reaching the important part of her story and abandoning it beside the bar. pausationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to arrange pauses in conversation as carefully as the landlord arranges closing time. Keshante was pausationed, placing measured silences between the facts of an increasingly doubtful tale. paused (/pɔːzd/) adj. Having drunk enough to suspend all activity while retaining a firm intention to resume. Come was paused beside the fruit machine, motionless except for an occasional solemn blink. pauselessnessed adj. Having drunk more than the conversation can accommodate, and continuing without any useful interruption. Kamakana was pauselessnessed, providing an uninterrupted account of the landlord's former dog. pausered adj. You have drunk enough to pause before every noun, as though each requires a licence. Naoya was pausered, stopping between words to inspect the seriousness of the next one. pausinged adj. You are drunk and repeatedly stopping mid-action to remember what the action was. Ngakau was pausinged, halting halfway to the lavatory to reconsider the purpose of the journey.