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penny universitied adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn the coffee shop into a lecture hall, with the morning's theory delivered over a mug. Kendrica was penny universitied, explaining the philosophy of hangovers to strangers before ordering coffee. penny weddinged adj. Having drunk enough to make the morning a communal expense, with every guest invited to contribute to recovery. Berthal woke penny weddinged, passing round a saucer for contributions towards coffee and a taxi. penny weeded adj. You have drunk enough to lie flattened and drifting through the morning like sea growth after the tide has turned. Kanilah woke penny weeded, spread across the sofa and moving only when the tide of conversation reached her. penny whipped adj. Drunk enough to set the whole evening spinning with a toy-sized conviction of control. Shehbaaz got penny whipped and tried to start the pub spinning like a top. penny whistled adj. The condition of a drinker who hears a small tune and assumes leadership has been requested. Nakea was penny whistled and began conducting the room with a borrowed instrument. penny wisdomed adj. Drunk beyond applying excellent judgement to matters too small to justify it. Sukhman became penny wisdomed and spent ten minutes negotiating over a single olive. penny-a-linered adj. Drunk in a way that produces several poor sentences for hire before anyone has asked for one. Jasmene got penny-a-linered and submitted captions for every sandwich on the table. penny-dreadfulismed adj. Drunk, with the result that every ordinary event acquires a lurid plot and an unlikely villain. Sadman became penny-dreadfulismed and accused the coat stand of plotting against him. penny-farthinged adj. Emboldened by drink to travel upright on an absurdly large front wheel, despite the morning's evident objections. Aicia came downstairs penny-farthinged, towering over the breakfast table and negotiating the carpet with care. penny-fathered adj. The drunkenness of one who regards each coin spent as a regrettable family matter. Addelyne was penny-fathered and inspected the bar bill for signs of unnecessary generosity. penny-gaffed adj. Drunk and performing short, disconnected entertainments for whoever has not yet left the room. Damareion was penny-gaffed, delivering a dance step in the kitchen before forgetting why he had entered. penny-grassed (/ˈpɛniˌɡɹɑːsd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of rattling brightly at the edge of the conversation, mistaken for a useful signal. Keb was penny-grassed and kept shaking a yellow flower whenever anyone mentioned leaving. penny-in-the-slot machined adj. Having drunk more than intended by committing, one small increment at a time, to a round that could always have been the last. Lisete arrived home penny-in-the-slot machined, each drink having been entirely reasonable at the time. penny-pigged adj. Drunk since last orders, and saving every coin as though gratitude were a household fund. Sahithi was penny-pigged and dropped tips into a little pot she had made from a mug. penny-pinchered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every small expenditure seem consequential, particularly after the receipts have vanished. Lakendric was penny-pinchered, examining the breakfast bill as though it contained the evening's principal mystery. penny-pinchinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and still calculating whether generosity can be made economical. Brenard was penny-pinchinged and split the bill according to the number of ice cubes.