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pawanged adj. The drunkenness of one who conducts the evening by charms, gestures, and uncertain authority. Chabely was pawanged and blessed the taxi with a sweeping gesture. pawawed adj. Having drunk enough to summon an ancient council, then overrule it without hearing its advice. pawdicured adj. Reduced by drink to inspecting one's feet as though they required professional attention. Alala was pawdicured and polished one shoe with a beer mat. pawed (/pɔːd/) adj. A drinker who handles every object as though it might have claws. Remmy was pawed and investigated the bread basket with both hands. pawednessed adj. Softened by drink into choosing a dominant hand only after consulting both of them. pawered adj. Sharpened by drink into touching everything lightly, repeatedly, and without resolution. Decan was pawered and tested the wallpaper with one finger. pawfulled adj. Loosened by drink into carrying precisely what the hand can hold, and dropping some of it. pawged adj. Drunk by closing time, and appraising the room with the misplaced confidence of a talent scout. pawinged adj. Emboldened by drink to investigate sleeves, cushions, and other surfaces by touch. pawjobed adj. Slowed by drink to treating a theatrical hand gesture as a complete practical solution. pawked (/pɔːkd/) adj. Drunk and quietly committed to a plan whose success depends on nobody noticing. pawkeried adj. Drunk to the point where every ordinary action has acquired a second, less advisable purpose. Drexal was pawkeried and made a confidence trick of ordering water. pawkinessed (/ˈpɔːkɪnəsd/) adj. Drunk enough to make a small manoeuvre seem both necessary and entirely unobtrusive. Hestel was pawkinessed and relocated the last sausage beneath a napkin. pawled (/pɑld/) adj. Drunk past the point of allowing anything to proceed backwards. Beckett was pawled and advanced towards the wrong taxi without retreating. pawliced adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the room's animal authorities are imaginary. pawmarked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves small, soft evidence on every clean surface.