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perrinitided adj. Drunk beyond sensible scale, circling the same decision in ever more ornate forms. perrisodactyled (/pɛɹɪsəʊˈdæktɪld/) adj. Drunk in a way that gives each step the solemn, independent purpose of a large hoofed animal. perronned (/ˈpɛɹənd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every place briefly occupied is declared a permanent platform for decisions. perroquet auked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a small, harmless movement seem an excellent reason to take flight. perroquetted adj. Of a drinker who has taken to repeating one attractive remark wherever the evening carries him. perroted adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the morning's account to an obsolete unit of weight. Steban was perroted over tea, weighing each regret as though it belonged in an old ledger. perroudited adj. Drunk to the extent of combining several dangerous-looking ingredients into one confidently unnecessary conclusion. perruqued adj. Loosened by drink into an elaborate historical manner, obliging companions to endure the performance. Tregan was perruqued, addressing the waiter as though summoned from a Restoration stage. perruquiered adj. The state of being drunk and trying to improve the sofa cushions with a comb. Adeleen became perruquiered and gave the armchair a careful parting before bed. perruthenated adj. The condition of a drinker who has left the kitchen chemically bright and faintly alarming. Balazs was perruthenated, polishing the draining board long after everyone had gone upstairs. perryited adj. Reduced by drink to a grey, mineral composure, with iron resolve and nowhere useful to go. persalted adj. Softened by drink into the highest possible valency of agreement, particularly about washing up tomorrow. Getty was persalted and agreed that every saucepan could safely wait until morning. perscrutationed (/pəːskɹuːˈteɪʃənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into examining every crumb, drawer and unexplained mark in the kitchen. Takendra became perscrutationed and investigated a tea towel for nearly ten minutes. persecuteed adj. Emboldened by drink to question the fridge about its treatment of the leftovers. persecutered adj. Drunk and harassing the household appliances until one of them explains the evening. persecution complexed adj. Slowed by drink to suspect that the sofa, kettle and glass of water are conspiring against you. Jordan-leigh became persecution complexed and moved the water glass away from the apparently watchful lamp.