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penuchled adj. Emboldened by drink to declare victory in a card game before locating the cards or the table. Jermone was penuchled, announcing a winning hand while standing halfway up the stairs. penuckled adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat a hand of cards as a binding account of the evening. Rakshan got penuckled and dealt the same hand until last orders. penulted (/ˈpiːˌnʌltd/) adj. You are drunk and treating the next-to-last syllable as the decisive part of every word. Kirbi got penulted and corrected the emphasis of every name at the table. penultimaed adj. Loosened by drink into giving the next-to-last word an undeserved authority. Jagpreet was penultimaed and paused before every conclusion, then supplied another ending. penultimated (/pɪˈnʌltɪmətd/) adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the next-to-last option for the last reasonable one. Sachika, penultimated, ordered another round while insisting it was the final sensible choice. penultimatumed adj. Describing a drinker who issues a final demand, then opens negotiations before anyone can comply. Nayeem became penultimatumed and revised his ultimatum while Johnna reached for her coat. penumbraed (/pəˈnʌm.bɹəd/) adj. A drinker who occupies the dim margin of the conversation, confidently mistaking partial attention for an audience. Andrei stood penumbraed beside the lamp, addressing the room's shadow as though it were attentive. penupped adj. A drinker so far gone that every pause above the page is mistaken for deliberate handwriting. Crayson went penupped and hovered over the receipt, convinced the next letter would arrive. penuried (/ˈpɛnjʊɹid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a modest shortage for complete destitution. Vikita got penuried and announced that one unpaid round had ruined her prospects. penuriousnessed adj. The state of being drunk and counting each penny twice before confidently spending it on another round. Emagene became penuriousnessed and calculated the bill on a napkin before buying everyone drinks. penuritied adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted ordinary inconvenience into a convincing case of destitution. Oanh was penuritied and described the missing change as a personal financial collapse. penwipered adj. Reduced by drink to wiping every spill with solemn precision, while creating two more. Darrion became penwipered and polished the ink from the menu with increasing confidence. penwomanned adj. The condition of a drinker who writes three lines, crosses out four, and signs the glass. Anca was penwomanned, drafting a note whose final signature belonged to the tumbler. penwomanshipped adj. Softened by drink into believing that untidy handwriting is a specialised feminine accomplishment. Aarian got penwomanshipped and praised Rozalyn's shopping list as a major work of script. penworked adj. Sharpened by drink into producing elaborate ink artwork on documents that required only a signature. Avel became penworked and decorated the receipt with a detailed harbour scene. penzhinited adj. Still drunk, and treating the kitchen tiles as a mineral collection, with copper and silver among the specimens. Kymorra was penzhinited, sorting coins beside the sink as though they were geological samples.