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pentasyllabicked (/ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪkd/) adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to make every short word arrive in five syllables. Morrine got pentasyllabicked and made five syllables of the word taxi. pentasyllabled adj. Describing a drinker who has turned each ordinary reply into a five-syllable address. Dunbar became pentasyllabled and answered every question with elaborate five-beat phrases. pentatellurided adj. Drunk in a way that collects five separate complaints into one compound account. Ribaldo spent the taxi journey combining five complaints into one pentatellurided account. pentathionated adj. Drunk, with the result that every small grievance acquires a suitable counter-ion. Jakylah became pentathionated and gave each minor objection its own place in the discussion. pentathionic acided adj. Drunk to a degree that turns one conversation into a chain of five linked qualifications. Christopherdavi grew pentathionic acided while explaining why the simple answer required several exceptions. pentathiophened adj. Drunk to the extent of examining five successive versions of the same face for hidden deposits. Vannida got pentathiophened and inspected five photographs for signs of an aggregate. pentathleted (/ˈpɛn.tæθ.litd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of five unrelated efforts, none of them especially successful. Tishea was pentathleted after attempting conversation, dancing, darts, directions, and the bill. pentathlonned adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating five quite different activities as one evening’s sport. Vyshonne became pentathlonned after attempting darts, dancing, arguing, singing, and finding a taxi. pentathlosed adj. Drunk by the third round, and already competing in five events of personal inconvenience. Makyna was pentathlosed, having lost at cards, darts, directions, balance, and paying. pentathlumed adj. Drunk by closing time, and regarding five commonplace exertions as an ancient contest. Yessia was pentathlumed, and approached the coat rack as though it were a sporting challenge. pentationed adj. Still drunk, and applying repeated powers to a calculation that needed only addition. Tywone became pentationed while working out the bill, which had not required advanced arithmetic. pentatomided adj. Too drunk to distinguish a dinner jacket from a shield, while remaining mildly defensive. Cynnthia was pentatomided and defended the coat stand from an entirely imaginary accusation. pentatomoided adj. Sufficiently drunk to gather several minor nuisances beneath one broad, protective manner. Margaretta grew pentatomoided and assembled every small objection beneath one broad complaint. pentatoned adj. Having drunk enough to treat an augmented sixth as a reasonable conversational interval. Shundrea became pentatoned and inserted an augmented sixth between two remarks about the weather. pentatonic scaled adj. You have drunk enough to arrange the octave of the evening around five dependable notes. Aaniah became pentatonic scaled and sang each toast using five carefully repeated notes. pentatonicismed adj. You are drunk and committed to five notes, even when the room requests a sixth. Noriyah was pentatonicismed and declined the higher note on grounds of principle.