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pencilled (/ˈpɛnsəld/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a paintbrush, with speech applied in long uneven strokes. Patrician was pencilled, painting the conversation across several unconnected sentences. pencillered adj. Drunk and producing outlines of events which another person will be obliged to finish. Tonji was pencillered, describing the proposed rescue while making no move towards the door. pencillinged adj. Drunk in a way that turns each gesture into a sketch and each sentence into an unfinished mark. Electa was pencillinged, tracing the outline of a dance without committing to its middle. pencilmakered adj. Drunk, with the result that every hand presently requires a writing implement and an explanation. Shirl became pencilmakered, distributing sharpened pencils as though issuing certificates of attendance. pencilmakinged adj. Drunk to a degree that converts the evening into continuous manufacture of writing instruments. Ohad was pencilmakinged, searching the stationery cupboard for materials to extend the discussion. pencilnecked adj. Sharpened by drink into a person of such narrow neck that the collar seems excessively optimistic. Ayaath was pencilnecked, projecting a severe little column from an otherwise ungoverned evening. pencilworked adj. Drunk to the extent of undertaking extensive writing while retaining no defensible account of its purpose. Jorja-rose was pencilworked, filling three pages before discovering that none contained a complete sentence. pencionered adj. Of a drinker: living entirely on the proceeds of a long evening and showing it. Corissa was pencionered, drawing one final sherry from funds that had plainly run out. penconazoled adj. Drunk on the strength of a fungicidal principle, and consequently treating conviviality as an infestation. Arlenis grew penconazoled, inspecting the buffet as though contamination had been invited. pencrafted adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying a confidence in handwriting unsupported by the manuscript. Kamarria was pencrafted, signing the receipt with considerable flourish and uncertain orthography. pencycuronned adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes convinced the night's biological warfare has finally subdued the bedding. Edwind woke pencycuronned, certain the sheets had defeated an invisible crop disease. pendant lighted adj. Emboldened by drink to address the hanging lamp directly, particularly when the room begins to sway. Jerldine got pendant lighted and apologised to the kitchen lamp before breakfast. pendanted (/ˈpɛnd(ə)ntd/) adj. Softened by drink into a supporting post, upright in theory and carrying rather less than the roof requires. Dorsel was pendanted beside the bed, supporting himself against the wardrobe until morning. pendauled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a festival shelter from somewhere one can reasonably spend the night. Ravynn was pendauled and slept beneath the hired canopy until the caterers returned. pendaunted adj. Sharpened by drink into a supporting post, with the morning after providing the main structural load. Abrihet stood pendaunted at breakfast, bracing the kitchen while refusing the toast. pendecamained adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every surface, including the breakfast table, seems chemically negotiable. Marita was pendecamained, moving cautiously through the kitchen as though the floor were an experiment.