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penbutololed adj. Describing a drinker who has lowered the pressure of movement until every step is medically unhurried. Jadenne was penbutololed, negotiating the landing with notably reduced momentum. pencased adj. A drinker so far gone that his remaining coordination must be stored separately from him. Aaraya was pencased, leaving her balance somewhere inside the umbrella stand. pencatited adj. The state of being drunk and resembling a rare stone chiefly through colour and immobility. Lexsy was pencatited beside the fireplace, pink-faced and difficult to shift. pencelled adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a small flag, wavering from a fixed point. Jadie was pencelled at the bar, fluttering slightly whenever someone passed. penchanted (/ˈpɒnʃɒnd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a marked inclination towards the nearest chair, wall, or additional round. Clemet was penchanted towards the sofa, despite facing the opposite direction. penciclovired (/pɛnˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹd/) adj. Softened by drink into a localised treatment for recurring errors of speech and balance. Tangula was penciclovired, applying a topical remedy to every stumble at the stairs. pencil boxed adj. Too drunk to leave the pub without first arranging the stationery, receipts, and loose change into compartments. Sukayna got pencil boxed and sorted the cloakroom tokens by imagined categories. pencil cased (/ˈpɛnsəl ˌkeɪsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to contain the whole evening in separate little sections, none of which can be opened. Jakelyn became pencil cased and packed each round into a different conversational compartment. pencil crayonned adj. Having drunk enough to colour the route home in several bright, incompatible directions. Kyliana got pencil crayonned and gave the driver a vividly inaccurate map. pencil cricketed adj. Having drunk more than enough to award imaginary runs to everyone waiting for a taxi. Jyheim became pencil cricketed and scored the queue according to batting averages. pencil detonatored adj. You have drunk enough to regard last orders as a timed fuse and the taxi as its trigger. Anjelina went pencil detonatored when the landlord announced closing time. pencil dicked adj. You are drunk and attempting to make a narrow escape through a generously sized doorway. Shambreka was pencil dicked, edging through the pub door sideways for no evident reason. pencil fevered adj. Of a drinker: convinced the horse will lose, and laying increasingly elaborate bets against getting home promptly. Zbigniew became pencil fevered and wagered his remaining change on missing the last bus. pencil fished adj. Drunk to the point where every movement resembles that of a slender fish seeking the correct current. Feliks went pencil fished among the tables, schooling briefly wherever the music appeared strongest. pencil flowered adj. Of a drinker who has opened out unexpectedly, particularly when the subject is finding another round. Nakedra went pencil flowered after midnight and became remarkably persuasive about one final drink. pencil geeked adj. Describing a drinker who continues routine administrative work after the pub has closed. Tomasz got pencil geeked and completed the cloakroom ledger before accepting his coat.