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pernicious scaled adj. A drinker so far gone that the face in the mirror appears to have acquired a second, smaller face. Tiffannie was pernicious scaled and inspected the mirror for signs of municipal administration. perniciousnessed adj. The state of being drunk and turning a harmless suggestion into a gradual domestic catastrophe. Roxene grew perniciousnessed after proposing that the curtains needed reorganising. pernicitied adj. The condition of a drinker who moves with great celerity towards an entirely ordinary kebab. Michelli became pernicitied and reached the takeaway before anyone had found a coat. pernicketinessed adj. The drunkenness of one who rejects the available crisps on grounds of texture, shape, and constitutional principle. pernigranilined adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the room's electrical conductors as willing conversation partners. pernioed (/ˈpɜːniəʊd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and complaining of cold fingers to everyone within reach. perniosised (/ˌpɜːniˈəʊsɪsd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and making a minor complaint sound like a household affliction. pernitrated adj. Still drunk, and combining with the nearest gathering until nobody can separate the resulting compound. pernoctationed (/ˌpɜːnɒkˈteɪʃn̩d/) adj. Too drunk to leave before dawn, and treating an overnight stay among acquaintances as an administrative detail. pernored adj. Sufficiently drunk to claim the profits of every shared round while contributing chiefly to its consumption. Beate became pernored and appointed herself beneficiary of the table's remaining crisps. pernted adj. Drunk to the point where every small mark is pronounced with metropolitan confidence. perofskited adj. Describing a drinker who has settled into a dense, angular arrangement and resists alteration. Gurbani was perofskited in the armchair, with each limb occupying a fixed position. perofskosided adj. Having drunk enough to distribute steroid-like encouragement to companions who had not requested it. peroged adj. Of a drinker who has folded himself into a small, savoury parcel and lost the accompanying instructions. Pailynn became peroged beneath the coats, rounded off by drink and unavailable for collection. perogened adj. Having drunk more than the dumplings can reasonably absorb, and insisting everyone else has another. Sanylah became perogened and ordered a second plate for people who had already left. perogied adj. Describing a drinker who has become crescent-shaped around a filling of potato and regret.