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persecutioned (/ˌpɜːsəˈkjuːʃənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that the stairs, chairs, and doorways have formed a concerted opposition. Alphus was persecutioned, accusing the staircase of moving between attempts. persecutored adj. Drunk to the point where every domestic silence appears to be personally pursuing you. Joeph was persecutored and retreated from the fridge as though it had followed him. persecutoured adj. Drunk enough to harass the cupboards, then apologise to them over a glass of water. Traylen became persecutoured and questioned the crockery before making a solemn apology. persecutressed adj. Drunk past the point of letting the kitchen remain unchallenged. Arris was persecutressed and argued with the dishwasher until it completed its cycle. persecutrixed adj. Drunk beyond politely pursuing a grievance against the household's least responsible object. Oties was persecutrixed and lodged a detailed complaint against the fruit bowl. persed (/pɜːsd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a very dark blue-grey repose beneath the sitting-room lamp. perseided adj. Drunk in a way that leaves brief bright streaks across the kitchen before collapse. Kelie went perseided through the kitchen, trailing flashes of conversation behind her. perseitoled adj. Drunk, with the result that every glass of water acquires a faintly sweet medicinal importance. Trevez became perseitoled and requested water in the manner of a prescribed treatment. perselenided adj. Drunk to a degree that makes two or more forgotten glasses of water seem chemically necessary. perselined adj. Drunk on the strength of a garnish, with obsolete terminology and a firm belief that herbs improve judgement. persephinned adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring the sofa's gentlest available support for continued thought. perseverance of the saintsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that the sofa will preserve you until salvation or breakfast. perseveranced (/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəɹənsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of continuing to wash the same mug despite repeated failure. Anttwan remained perseveranced at the sink, rinsing one mug long after it was clean. perseverationed (/pəˌsɛvəˈɹeɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and repeating one household instruction after its purpose has vanished. perseverative assimilationed adj. Still drunk, and gradually making every sofa cushion resemble the one beneath you. Alexusia was perseverative assimilationed, merging the cushions into one broad sleeping surface. perseverativenessed adj. Too drunk to abandon a domestic task merely because it has already been completed. Karnisha was perseverativenessed, checking the locked door after each return to the sofa.