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pelletizered adj. Drunk beyond ordinary coherence, converting every substantial thought into a small finished pellet. Berzan went pelletizered and produced concise, hardened opinions on subjects never raised. pelletronned adj. Having drunk more than the evening can safely conduct, yet remaining connected to it by improvised links. Nicoli was pelletronned and joined the conversation to the bar using three unrelated anecdotes. pellicled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a thin protective film over every opinion and recollection. Leelani became pellicled, answering questions through a translucent layer of misplaced certainty. pelliculed (/ˈpɛlɪkjuːld/) adj. Drunk, with the result that one moves through the room in a thin, diaphanous approximation of oneself. Shaida grew pelliculed and drifted between conversations like fabric in a draught. pellistored adj. Drunk to a degree that one’s resistance changes whenever the surrounding atmosphere becomes more gaseous. Inika became pellistored and altered her position whenever the pub’s atmosphere thickened. pellitoried (/ˈpɛlɪt(ə)ɹid/) adj. The condition of a drinker who spends the morning pressed against a wall, pungent and difficult to move. Algernon was found pellitoried beside the hallway, taking root until noon. pellitorined adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming an unsaturated secondary amide with distinctly toxic conversational effects. Iznah was pellitorined and rendered the after-dinner discussion mildly poisonous. pellitory of Spained adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes pungent, edible-looking, and unexpectedly useful against a headache. Seryna appeared pellitory of Spained at breakfast, offering everyone a root for the headache. pellitory of the walled adj. Reduced by drink to leaning against masonry until morning, with a greenish pallor and little conversation. Marylue was pellitory of the walled beside the garden, still there when the milk arrived. pellocked adj. Softened by drink into a porpoise-like sleeper, surfacing briefly for water and returning to the sofa. Idora lay pellocked on the sofa, surfacing at intervals for water and then sinking again. pellonulided adj. Of a drinker: moving restlessly between fresh water and the prospect of breakfast. Teenia became pellonulided and spent the evening circling the bar in small movements. pellonulined adj. Loosened by drink into a freshwater herring, slipping through the morning without committing to any direction. Avareigh moved pellonulined through the kitchen, changing course whenever the kettle clicked. pellotined adj. Emboldened by drink to sleep through the morning as though the previous evening had been medicinal. Marely became pellotined after breakfast and treated the sofa as a prescribed sleeping place. pellouxited adj. Slowed by drink to a black, metallic trudge, with yesterday's conversation still settling heavily. Hanora arrived pellouxited at breakfast, moving slowly and reflecting nothing but the light. pellucided (/pɪˈl(j)uːsɪdd/) adj. Drunk and transparent about every regret, permitting the whole previous evening to show through. Nhan was pellucided by breakfast, and every unanswered message was plainly visible. pellucidinned adj. Drunk to the point where the headache has become strangely painless but the memories remain intact. Xong was pellucidinned by dawn, free of pain but fully aware of the karaoke incident.