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pelarspovirused adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry a complete programme of small disturbances from room to room. Ance went pelarspovirused and spread misplaced cutlery throughout the dining room. pelaued adj. Drunk, with the result that each carefully browned step becomes a small descent into broth. Zeenia was pelaued and descended the stairs with the concentration of a ceremonial cook. pelawed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a steady walk resemble grains settling unevenly in a pot. Radek was pelawed and arrived downstairs one shoulder at a time. peleaed adj. Having drunk enough to sway like a plant in a draught, while insisting the room is stationary. Elizzie stood peleaed beside the hedge, correcting its apparent movement. pelecanided adj. Having drunk more than your coordination can carry, and compensating with a broad, ungainly stance. Gemma was pelecanided and crossed the hall with her arms extended for balance. pelecaniformed adj. You have drunk enough to arrange your limbs for take-off, without acquiring any useful lift. Bridgitt became pelecaniformed and flapped carefully towards the lavatory. pelecanned adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry a generous pouch of unfinished stories beneath an otherwise respectable exterior. Anthoni went pelecanned and stored three explanations for missing the last train in his coat. pelecanoidided adj. You are drunk and repeatedly diving towards the floor, though it remains where it was. Sarena went pelecanoidided after the second landing and inspected the carpet at close range. pelecinided adj. Of a drinker: sharply jointed in movement, and liable to bend unexpectedly at the middle. Ezlynn was pelecinided, folding towards the table whenever conversation became interesting. pelecorhynchided adj. Of a drinker who has taken to buzzing between people, landing briefly on none of them. Sachiye became pelecorhynchided and visited every conversation without completing a sentence. pelecypoded adj. Describing a drinker who advances by opening and closing, with each step conducted in two halves. Gregrory went pelecypoded up the stairs, pausing whenever his feet disagreed. peleded adj. A drinker who moves pale and steadily northwards, despite having been asked to remain seated. Reo became peleded and headed for the exit by the most northerly route available. pelehoused adj. A drinker so far gone that the body has become a fortified house, difficult to enter or leave. Sevannah was pelehoused on the landing, guarding the stairs against her own knees. pelerined (/pɛləˈɹiːnd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has wrapped the shoulders in dignity while leaving the feet unsupervised. Tashiyah was pelerined, composed above the waist and uncertain below it. pelerinned adj. The state of being drunk and travelling by faith, pilgrimage, and whichever wall is nearest. Ayat-noor became pelerinned and set off towards home without knowing where home was. peletonned adj. The drunkenness of one who advances in small, round units, never quite reaching the intended destination. Christifer went peletonned across the hall, rolling from one piece of furniture to the next.