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penselled adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced balance to a little banner's intermittent flutter. Dawes was penselled, swaying in brief gusts beneath the hallway light. penserosoed adj. A drinker so far gone that the empty glass receives a lengthy, thoughtful audience. Gustina became penserosoed beside the sink, considering the moral weight of another glass. penshipped adj. The state of being drunk and writing with such care that the shopping list becomes a manuscript. Marciel grew penshipped and copied the biscuit inventory in immaculate letters. pensilenessed adj. The condition of a drinker who hangs from the sofa with a pendulous lack of urgency. Darnez was pensilenessed, one arm dangling towards the untouched water. pensilitied adj. The drunkenness of one who has allowed every limb to dangle wherever the furniture permits. Beonca grew pensilitied and left one hand trailing into the kitchen doorway. pensilled adj. Still drunk, and treating every coat-check ticket as a small brush for the evening. Atyia arrived pensilled, painting broad gestures over the coat-check arrangements. pension booked adj. Softened by drink into a weekly voucher system, redeemable for cushions and a glass of water. Lapresha became pension booked and issued herself a token for one careful trip to the kitchen. pension funded adj. Loosened by drink into a pool of household assets, available chiefly for financing the sofa. Mykerria grew pension funded and invested the evening's energy in cushions. pension housed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the home as an old people's residence and retire wherever convenient. Jabali became pension housed and announced permanent residence beneath the sitting-room lamp. pension planned adj. Having drunk enough to regard retirement as a perfectly sound reason for ordering another round. Adene went pension planned and began budgeting the bar tab against an imagined final salary. pensionaried adj. Having drunk more than a pensioner’s careful allowance, while retaining their caution about the price. Lashunti was pensionaried and asked whether the landlord offered a discount for early payment. pensioned (/ˈpɒ̃sjɒ̃d/) adj. Reduced by drink to an Italian boarding house for one, receiving guests only by appointment. Kentwan became pensioned and offered the sofa as accommodation to his own coat. pensioneed adj. You have drunk enough to expect a regular payment from the person who poured your last pint. Minesh became pensioneed and waited by the bar for his customary disbursement. pensioneeringed adj. You are drunk and promising the regulars benefits which the next government may not honour. Torrean went pensioneeringed, offering free halves to anyone who supported his platform. pensionered (/ˈpɛnʃənəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has settled into a fixed income of halves, naps, and opinions about the pub. Seb was pensionered, nursing one bitter while explaining the proper order of the tap handles. pensionershipped adj. Describing a drinker who has achieved the status of a pensioner without waiting for the paperwork. Niome was pensionershipped before closing, seated firmly among the regulars with a blanket of certainty.