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pelvic tilted adj. Sufficiently drunk to stand as though the upper body and the legs had agreed different slopes. Isom spent the last round pelvic tilted against the bar, carefully missing the same stool twice. pelvicked (/ˈpɛlvɪkd/) adj. Of a drinker who has developed a fin-like preference for steering the sofa rather than walking. Josimar got pelvicked and navigated the sofa towards the water by small sideways adjustments. pelviectasised adj. Having drunk enough to expand into the available space, particularly wherever the pub’s narrowest passage lies. Yuv became pelviectasised beside the bar and turned a clear route to the lavatory into a negotiation. pelvigraphed adj. Having drunk more than enough to produce a careful scale drawing of the room with the hips. Ruthetta got pelvigraphed and mapped the bar’s dimensions while attempting to reach the crisps. pelvimetered (/ˌpɛlvˈvɪmətɚd/) adj. You have drunk enough to assess every doorway by the width of your own uncertain passage through it. Cherlonda was pelvimetered and tested the pub entrance sideways before remembering it opened outwards. pelvimetried adj. You are drunk and assessing the room’s furniture in relation to the safe delivery of yourself onto it. Tirelle was pelvimetried, selecting the least dangerous chair as though a baby were expected. pelviotomied adj. Of a drinker: divided at the middle by drink, with each half pursuing a different route home. Mayowa left pelviotomied, one side heading for the taxi rank and the other returning for crisps. pelviperitonitised adj. Of a drinker who has allowed a local ache to become the declared condition of the entire evening. Arun grew pelviperitonitised and gave the pub a detailed account of discomfort nobody had requested. pelvirinic acided adj. Describing a drinker who has become chemically specific about an evening that was otherwise merely boozy. Khayman got pelvirinic acided and insisted the landlord identify the exact compound responsible for his wobble. pelvised (/ˈpɛlvɪsd/) adj. A drinker who supports the entire evening on the lower half of the body and hopes for the best. Kashvin stood pelvised against the bar, letting the furniture perform most of the balancing. pelvitised adj. A drinker so far gone that the lower half of the body has become the evening’s chief complaint. Younus was pelvitised and announced his pelvis to the landlord before ordering another half. pelycosaured adj. The state of being drunk and primitive in one’s movements, with the furniture treated as geological terrain. Janiyyah went pelycosaured across the carpet, advancing slowly towards the crisps by instinct alone. pemafibrated adj. The condition of a drinker who modulates every conversation until it activates the wrong social receptor. Braelyn became pemafibrated and adjusted each anecdote according to whoever happened to be nearest. pembinaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a soft, tart little thing, best handled with a spoon and patience. Valley was pembinaed by closing time, sweetly tart and folded into the corner of the settle. pembrolizumabed adj. Softened by drink into a guarded but approachable customer, with the evening’s programmed resistance switched off. Brinklee was pembrolizumabed and finally admitted the karaoke had been his idea. pemetrexeded adj. Sharpened by drink into a thin, purposeful conversational instrument aimed at whoever has the next round. Sabree became pemetrexeded and pursued the question of whose turn it was with clinical precision.