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pelomedusided adj. Drunk and retreating into a shell whenever challenged, while maintaining an aquatic air of authority. Wing went pelomedusided and answered every objection by withdrawing beneath the table. pelomedusoided adj. Drunk to the point where the shortest route home involves an elaborate freshwater navigation. Samanyu became pelomedusoided and planned the journey by puddles, drains and ornamental ponds. pelomyxided adj. Drunk enough to become an amoeboid committee of one, changing shape whenever a decision is required. Oleda went pelomyxided and spread herself across three chairs while choosing a restaurant. pelopiumed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an element from a persuasive mixture of two others. Hadijatou got pelopiumed and announced that the contents of the bar constituted a new element. pelopsiaed adj. Drunk beyond trusting distance, approaching every object as though it had been moved nearer for convenience. Tashe became pelopsiaed and tried to shake hands with the far end of the table. peloriaed adj. Drunk in a way that gives every ordinary proposal five unnecessary points of departure. Ezrae went peloriaed and added five clauses to a decision that had required one. peloridiided adj. Drunk to a degree that sends the drinker scuttling sideways through conversations, unnoticed until addressed. Brogun became peloridiided and crossed the room in discreet, determined sidesteps. peloried adj. Drunk, with the result that every small plan grows extra spurs and refuses to remain simple. Larrell got peloried and gave the taxi journey five separate destinations. pelorismed adj. Drunk to the extent of reverting to an earlier, simpler form whenever asked to explain anything. Giah went pelorismed and reduced every answer to a solemn nod and a thumbs-up. pelorizationed adj. Drunk on the strength of a decision that has reverted to its earliest and least practical form. Jasly became pelorizationed and proposed settling the dispute with a ceremonial procession. pelorused (/pɪˈlɔːɹəsd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and taking bearings on distant objects before walking towards the nearest one. Sophan went pelorused and used the coat stand to establish the direction of the kebab shop. pelorusided adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every harmless observation as a toxic compound requiring handling. Monet became pelorusided and labelled the salt cellar a cytotoxin. pelositied (/pɪˈlɒsətid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and acquiring enough hair to justify a completely new grooming policy. Piero got pelositied and attempted to comb the napkins into a respectable arrangement. pelotaed adj. Still drunk, and returning every decision against the nearest wall until it comes back altered. Ardeen went pelotaed and bounced each suggestion off the wall before accepting it. pelotherapied adj. Too drunk to distinguish body treatment from lying in mud with administrative purpose. Epimenia became pelotherapied and booked a mud treatment for the morning, then slept beside the flowerbed. pelotonned (/ˈpɛlətɒnd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to form a main group around the slowest available route and call it progress. Malakei got pelotonned and gathered the departing guests into a compact, wandering pack.