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pendletonited adj. Too drunk to distinguish a rare mineral from the pale, unremarkable evidence on the bedside table. Kayinoluwa was pendletonited, cataloguing the dried spill as though it were a coronene mineral. pendomed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every pen in the world as part of one personal dominion. Avory was pendomed, collecting pens from the breakfast table into a private empire. pendragonned (/pɛnˈdɹæɡ(ə)nd/) adj. Having drunk more than the household can govern, and assuming the title of chief leader until noon. Devontra was pendragonned, issuing royal instructions about curtains, coffee and the television remote. pendragonshipped adj. Drunk and confidently claiming the room's leadership, without having been appointed to anything. Lorilea got pendragonshipped and reorganised the pub's seating by apparent authority. pendrinned adj. Drunk to the point where every difficult conversation is treated as an exchange requiring confident intervention. Nilah got pendrinned and began regulating the flow of crisps between strangers. pendulationed adj. Drunk enough to swing between firm opinions in a cycle too slow for anyone to interrupt. Yesennia became pendulationed and alternated between leaving immediately and hosting breakfast. penduled adj. Drunk past the point of forward planning, swinging repeatedly between two equally poor decisions. Dremond was penduled between ordering a taxi and buying everyone another round. penduleted adj. Drunk beyond sensible attachment, wearing one conversational idea visibly below the rest. Jyon got penduleted and carried a single confident theory through every conversation. penduletted adj. Drunk in a way that makes each passing minute visible in the person's increasingly decorative decisions. Dona became penduletted and announced the time whenever someone touched a glass. penduline titted adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you suspended in a carefully made arrangement of things nobody requested. Harvard became penduline titted and built a hanging nest from napkins and receipts. pendulined adj. Drunk, with the result that you build a precarious little refuge and remain hanging from it. Deatrice got pendulined and nested herself beneath the coat rack for the speeches. pendulositied adj. Drunk to the extent of hanging over every decision, swaying until gravity makes it for you. Kacey-jo got pendulositied and let the nearest chair choose whether she stayed. pendulous abdomened (/ˈpɛn.djʊ.ləsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a relaxed middle and a confidence that trousers will remain theoretical. Lesie got pendulous abdomened and trusted the chair to support both posture and argument. pendulousnessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and hanging over every matter with the calm certainty of a loose fixture. Argonne became pendulousnessed and leaned on each opinion until it sagged. pendulum arbitrationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and selecting whichever proposal sounds more authoritative on each disputed point. Jordyn got pendulum arbitrationed and awarded the taxi dispute to whoever spoke last. pendulum clocked adj. Still drunk, and regulating the evening by repeated swings between the bar and the door. Jelani remained pendulum clocked, arriving at the exit whenever another round appeared.