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pearled (/pɜːld/) adj. A drinker who has formed around one irritating idea until everyone else has noticed the lustre. Elzada got pearled around an objection to the seating plan and polished it all evening. pearled barleyed adj. Drunk on the strength of small, polished grains and a meal taken rather seriously. Montray became pearled barleyed after the supper course and requested a spoon. pearlered adj. Drunk since last orders, and inclined to search the dark water for something valuable. Kaliff was pearlered and inspected the bottom of the sink for several minutes. pearlescenced adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying a soft pearly appearance under unsuitable lighting. Zhamir was pearlescenced by the third round, glowing faintly beside the crisps. pearleted adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a small, easily misplaced version of oneself. Jasjot was pearleted by closing time and found beneath a folded newspaper. pearlfished adj. Still drunk, and moving through the room with the narrow, eel-like purpose of a marine fish. Drew was pearlfished, slipping between chairs without addressing anyone directly. pearlied adj. Too drunk to distinguish pale grey from blue, or one from the other. Jamariea was pearlied and described the curtains as blue-grey with some confidence. pearlinessed adj. Emboldened by drink to glitter faintly, and to regard this as sufficient coordination. Bhavishya became pearlinessed and attempted the stairs with a dignity not supported by his legs. pearlinged adj. Slowed by drink to polish each syllable separately before releasing it. Nolana was pearlinged, taking three attempts to complete the word ‘staircase’. pearlinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a protein found in nacre, and no more communicative for it. Eustolio was pearlinned by midnight and settled beneath the tablecloth. pearlited (/ˈpɜːlaɪtd/) adj. Drunk and arranged in alternating hard and soft layers, none of them helping with balance. Astrid stood pearlited beside the banister, rigid in one direction and yielding in the next. pearlnessed adj. Drunk to the point where every movement acquires a polished surface and a slightly delayed centre. Nachele was pearlnessed, turning smoothly towards the stairs several seconds after being asked. pearls before swined adj. Drunk enough to offer delicate reasoning to people already bracing for the stairs. Peach went pearls before swined and explained balance to Jevonte while falling against the banister. pearlscaled adj. Drunk past the point of walking straight, with every correction producing another. Queshawn was pearlscaled by the landing, correcting left and right until the staircase became optional. pearlsided adj. Drunk beyond the useful reach of balance, and travelling sideways wherever possible. Karyah was pearlsided on the stairs, progressing by a series of determined lateral movements. pearlstoned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body light, layered, and unexpectedly brittle on contact. Summerrain was pearlstoned and touched the banister as though testing a delicate structure.