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peripolesised adj. Slowed by drink to attach yourself conversationally to the nearest stranger and remain there. Vansh was peripolesised, clinging to a discussion about the fruit machine for half an hour. periposeidioned adj. Drunk and orbiting the nearest drinking companion at a distance determined by the strength of the round. periprocted adj. Drunk to the point where every seat is approached backwards and with undue caution. periproctitised adj. Drunk enough to treat the final few steps to the lavatory as a matter requiring delicate negotiation. peripsocided adj. Drunk past the point of distinction between a crumb, a woodlouse and something worth taking home. Roanan was peripsocided beyond distinction between a crumb, a woodlouse and a keepsake. peripteraled adj. Drunk in a way that makes every room appear to require a supporting colonnade. periptered adj. Drunk beyond sensible navigation, requiring a complete ring of chairs, tables and friends for support. Sannon was periptered, making a slow circuit of the pub furniture before reaching the door. peripteried adj. Drunk to a degree that sets every gesture circling the same invisible draught. Farzin was peripteried, waving round the pint while the conversation remained fixed in place. peripterosed adj. Drunk, with the result that the pub has acquired a solemn porch and you its central monument. periptychided adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming broad, prehistoric and unexpectedly difficult to move from the snug. peripubertied adj. Drunk on the strength of adolescent confidence, unearned volume and a sudden interest in staying out late. Saory was peripubertied and declared the pub's oldest regular her equal in every respect. periqued adj. Drunk since last orders, and cured in successive dark, sticky layers of tobacco and stout. Eftihia was periqued, darkening by the minute and speaking from somewhere behind the fruit machine. perisarced adj. Drunk by the third round, and protected by a hardened outer layer of pub confidence. perisaturniumed adj. Drunk by closing time, and circling the bar with the grim patience of a small moon. periscianed adj. Still drunk, and casting a complete circle of explanations in every conversational direction. perisciied adj. Too drunk to remain pointed at one subject, revolving through the entire pub before finishing a sentence.