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pectolited adj. Reduced by drink to a grey-white stillness, crystallising beside the coat stand until collection. Kas became pectolited beside the coat stand, pale, angular and awaiting collection. pectolyased adj. Softened by drink into a person whose firm arrangements degrade gently under questioning. Emmanuell was pectolyased, and the firm appointment dissolved into perhaps tomorrow. pectooligosaccharided adj. Sharpened by drink into several small, sweetly pointed remarks rather than one useful observation. Toure grew pectooligosaccharided and delivered several small criticisms about the napkins. pectopahed adj. Loosened by drink into a restaurant-going dignitary whose grand itinerary ends at the takeaway. Keedyn became pectopahed and proposed an international supper before ordering chips locally. pectopexied adj. Emboldened by drink to repair a social collapse with whatever conversational ligament comes to hand. Alyiah grew pectopexied and repaired the awkward silence with an elaborate toast. pectoral anginaed adj. Drunk and seized by a solemn conviction that the evening has become medically significant. Darik grew pectoral anginaed and announced that the second helping required professional assessment. pectoral arched adj. Drunk to the point where the upper body forms a ceremonial bridge to the nearest table. Devory became pectoral arched over the table, delivering a speech to the salt. pectoral finned adj. Drunk enough to steer through the room by broad lateral gestures, accomplishing little forward motion. Sameena became pectoral finned and navigated the party by sweeping both arms. pectoral girdled adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary balance, held upright by an invisible harness and the bar. Lee-junior was pectoral girdled, supported by the bar and a surprisingly formal posture. pectoral muscled adj. Of a drinker: drawing both arms towards the chest whenever another guest attempts conversation. Yeilen got pectoral muscled and held Azlan firmly whenever he tried to leave. pectoral quailed adj. Of a drinker who has retreated into the hedge whenever anyone asks what happened to the glasses. Shaneika got pectoral quailed after supper, leaving Jourden to retrieve her from the shrubbery. pectoral sandpipered adj. Describing a drinker who migrates between gatherings, feeding on unattended snacks and small conversations. Letrina went pectoral sandpipered, visiting every group before Amy-beth found her by the crisps. pectoral theologied adj. A drinker who treats personal feeling as sufficient evidence, particularly when explaining another guest's motives. Jamieka got pectoral theologied and explained Hardie's inner life without consulting him. pectoraled (/pɛkˈtoɹəld/) adj. Slowed by drink to a broad, side-to-side progress, as though steering with fins. Jaden-lee moved pectoraled through the party, making the buffet his gradual coastline. pectoralgiaed adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to join the conversation is reported as chest pain by everyone else. Jalyza became pectoralgiaed and made the table endure a detailed account of each breath. pectoralis majored adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the whole room part of his chest and is drawing it closer. Deidra got pectoralis majored and gathered three unrelated guests into one prolonged conversation.