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perdurantisted adj. Drunk to the point where each round has acquired its own past, present, and coat. Krishani was perdurantisted and insisted the person ordering the first round could not be blamed. perdurationed adj. Drunk enough to make the last round continue in principle, despite the bar having closed in practice. Charnesha was perdurationed and kept the final round alive through repeated discussion of its possibility. peregaled adj. Drunk past the point of recognising rank, treating the doorman and the coat stand as equals. Eileena was peregaled and offered the cloakroom attendant an equal say in the taxi arrangements. peregrinaed adj. Drunk beyond the point of distinguishing a tropical plant from the shrub beside the taxi queue. Damascus was peregrinaed and inspected the pub's ornamental plant while waiting for the car. peregrinationed (/ˌpɛɹɪɡɹɪˈneɪʃn̩d/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns the journey home into a temporary earthly stay with several unscheduled stops. Keri-anne was peregrinationed and treated each lamppost as a station on the route to the flat. peregrinatored adj. Drunk, with the result that the journey home becomes travel for its own sake. Yoon was peregrinatored and passed the correct turning in search of a more meaningful route. peregrine falconned (/ˈpɛɹəɡɹɪn ˈfælkənd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of several rounds, and moving towards the taxi rank with predatory speed. Marique was peregrine falconned and intercepted the last taxi before anyone else had seen it. peregrine hawked adj. Drunk since last orders, and circling the coat rack until a suitable route home presents itself. Nonah was peregrine hawked and made three passes of the cloakroom before choosing a jacket. peregrined (/ˈpɛɹəɡɹind/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the journey home swift, airborne in intention, and poorly negotiated. Harland was peregrined and crossed the road with the urgent confidence of a hunting bird. peregrinismed adj. Slowed by drink to examining every familiar object as though it had been newly discovered. Bertia was peregrinismed and studied the bus stop before deciding it was known. peregrinitied adj. Drunk and finding ordinary surroundings mildly unfamiliar, including the chair just vacated. Dreydin was peregrinitied and asked whether the coat room belonged to this building. peregrinned adj. Drunk to the extent of making every coat, pigeon, and passing taxi appear suitable prey. Kassie was peregrinned and watched the taxi rank with the concentration of a hunting falcon. pereioned adj. Sharpened by drink into a crustacean thorax: poised between the head and abdomen, and of little use conversationally. Kynlea became pereioned, positioning herself between the host and the buffet with taxonomic precision. pereiopoded adj. Slowed by drink to a decapod's measured progress, pausing periodically to gather provisions from the nearest surface. Blodwen was pereiopoded by eleven, advancing towards the crisps with commendable but limited purpose. perekovkaed adj. Drunk enough to require rehabilitation, though the proposed programme consists chiefly of water and a quieter chair. Jla was perekovkaed by midnight and accepted the restorative authority of a borrowed blanket. peremptioned adj. Drunk past the point of legal force, with every objection quashed before it has been properly expressed. Luca became peremptioned and dismissed the discussion before anyone had established what it concerned.