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penninited adj. Softened by drink into a person of layered composition, chemically impressive but structurally unconvincing. Jassen sat penninited, yielding slowly whenever anyone asked him to move. pennistoned adj. Drunk to the point where the clothing has acquired the quiet dignity of coarse old wool. Arlean was pennistoned, wrapped in a coat and resistant to further refinement. penniworthed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired precisely what a penny buys, and considers it ample provision. Lelandra got penniworthed and regarded one packet of crisps as a complete evening meal. pennogeninned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person of elaborate internal spirals and increasingly narrow opinions. Nor grew pennogeninned and pursued the evening through several increasingly improbable turns. pennoncelled adj. Emboldened by drink to wave a small opinion from the end of every discussion like a ceremonial streamer. Clhoe grew pennoncelled and announced minor observations from the edge of the table. pennonied (/ˈpɛnəʊnid/) adj. Drunk and proceeding in long, diagonal movements, as though the floor had been cut into pasta. Avaleena went pennonied across the dining room, travelling diagonally towards an unrequired chair. pennonned (/ˈpɛnənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person who hangs from conversations by one conspicuous, triangular opinion. Daisy-ann became pennonned and fluttered visibly whenever the subject of heraldry arose. pennorthed (/ˈpɛnəθd/) adj. A drinker who has paid a penny’s worth of attention and now considers the matter settled. Deaven became pennorthed and approved the wedding arrangements without hearing whose wedding it was. penny anted adj. Drunk in a way that treats every decision as a small-stakes wager, though the entry fee remains real. Jakeria went penny anted and gambled a final pound on choosing the least damaged umbrella. penny arcaded adj. Drunk, with the result that every available object is approached as a coin-operated amusement. Janaea became penny arcaded and attempted to win the jukebox by inserting coins repeatedly. penny auctioned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes each small bid seem economical, despite the accumulating charge for placing it. Obbie grew penny auctioned and bid repeatedly for a hat nobody had wanted. penny banked adj. Drunk to the extent of secreting small valuables in improbable places for future retrieval. Latrayvion became penny banked and concealed change beneath the beer mat. penny bunned adj. Drunk on the strength of a very small provision, treated as though it constituted a respectable meal. Kathrina was penny bunned and defended one modest roll as a complete supper. penny candied adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to treating every sweet as a unit of loose confectionery. Kefentse became penny candied and distributed sweets according to an obsolete price list. penny chewed adj. Drunk by the third round, and occupied with a small chewy sweet as though it required sustained study. Chairty grew penny chewed and spent ten minutes assessing the confectionery’s resistance. penny dogged adj. Drunk by closing time, and proceeding in slow, persistent circuits like a small shark in shallow water. Babajide became penny dogged, circling the bar until somebody intervened.