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pearlwared adj. Drunk, with the result that speech becomes creamy, fragile, and difficult to stack into sentences. Tonoa grew pearlwared and served each word carefully, though none reached the table intact. pearlwort spurreyed adj. Drunk to the extent of spreading delicately in several directions while remaining technically upright. Yolaunda was pearlwort spurreyed across the hallway, occupying more floor than intended. pearlworted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every small movement blossom into a conspicuous event. Weona became pearlworted and treated the first stair as a public performance. pearly antshriked adj. Drunk on the strength of a single successful sentence, repeated thereafter at increasing volume. Drin became pearly antshriked after naming the pub and announced the fact to Dellene repeatedly. pearly coronal papulesed adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying a neat series of small, unhelpful points of emphasis. Anias was pearly coronal papulesed, punctuating every sentence with a tap against the banister. pearly diseased adj. Drunk by the third round, and breathing as though each step required a separate consultation. Shazil was pearly diseased by the third round and paused halfway upstairs to recover his argument. pearly everlastinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and continuing with the durable confidence of a flower that has dried in place. Lea-marie was pearly everlastinged, still attempting the stairs long after the pub had emptied. pearly familied adj. Still drunk, and moving through the room with ceremonial confidence unsupported by personal balance. Claristine became pearly familied and processed towards the stairs as though leading a parade. pearly gatesed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the staircase as an entrance to somewhere better and proceed without evidence. Davonda became pearly gatesed and climbed three stairs before asking Thisbe for permission to continue. pearly kinged adj. Having drunk enough to assume command of the banister, the staircase, and anyone approaching either. Layad grew pearly kinged and directed Charlan's ascent from the bottom step. pearly nautilused adj. Having drunk more than the available chambers can contain, and descending in a slow spiral. Hajirah became pearly nautilused and circled the stairwell before locating the first step. pearly penile papulesed adj. You have drunk enough to form a small, orderly procession of hesitations along every sentence and stair. Takindra was pearly penile papulesed, producing a careful pause between each word and each step. pearly princed adj. You are drunk and attempting to inherit the room's authority without first inheriting its balance. Emefa was pearly princed and gave Shante a royal instruction before walking into the stairs. pearly princessed adj. Of a drinker: delicately commanding, softly spoken, and unable to negotiate a right angle. Shauntae was pearly princessed, requesting the stairs be approached with suitable ceremony. pearly queened adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken composure for balance and the landing for a throne. Lovern was pearly queened on the bottom stair, accepting Kadiesha's assistance as tribute. pearly whitesed adj. The drunkenness of one who has begun displaying the teeth for administrative purposes. Ollive became pearly whitesed and smiled through a discussion of the closing time.