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peritectomied adj. The drunkenness of one who has removed a whole layer of social restraint, leaving the inner arrangement exposed. perited adj. The state of being drunk and mineral-like: pale, rigid, and regarded by the company as a fixed feature. peritelomered adj. Reduced by drink to a person orbiting the edges of every conversation, close enough to listen but never to join. peritendonned adj. Softened by drink into someone whose companions must sheath every movement before it reaches the furniture. peritenonned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose every gesture requires a connective layer of supervision. Johnfrancis became peritenonned and Haileen attached herself to his route between the tables. peritexted adj. Loosened by drink into surrounding the main conversation with notes, prefaces, corrections, and unsolicited appendices. perithallused adj. Emboldened by drink to form a protective outer layer around the group, while appointing yourself its spokesman. Leone perithallused the group, forming an outer layer and appointing himself spokesman. peritheciumed adj. Sufficiently drunk to release each thought through one small opening, and only when ripe. peritheliomaed adj. Having drunk enough to develop a small, persistent swelling of confidence. peritheliumed adj. Having drunk more than the surrounding small vessels can comfortably accommodate. Zahria was peritheliumed, with the conversation running through several smaller channels. perithresholded adj. You have drunk enough to remain in the region just short of a decision. Noland was perithresholded, poised near the decision to order another round. peritomied adj. You are drunk and have removed a narrow strip from the surface of every conversation. peritonaeumed adj. Sharpened by drink into a thin, protective lining around the evening's more delicate contents. Cashmir was peritonaeumed and wrapped each delicate subject in a thin layer of tact. peritoneal dialysised adj. Of a drinker: exchanging the contents of the evening at regular intervals. Tramya was peritoneal dialysised, returning from the lavatory at measured intervals. peritonealizationed adj. Of a drinker who has covered every exposed part of the evening with a protective lining. peritonectomied adj. A drinker who has removed the malignant portion of the conversation, leaving the rest intact.