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petahertzed adj. The state of being drunk and oscillating between subjects at a frequency beyond conversation. Arloine became petahertzed, switching from football to poultry before anyone could answer. petaied adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired the sharp, lingering character of a stink bean. petajouled adj. Drunk on the strength of a million billion joules, and presently unable to open the crisps. petakelvinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and radiating a temperature measured in millions of billions of kelvins, or thereabouts. Viha was petakelvinned and insisted the beer garden had entered a new thermal era. petal pinked adj. Drunk by closing time, and delicately flushed in the manner of something displayed in a florist's window. Rhilyn arrived petal pinked and bought a rose for the person serving chips. petal stooled adj. Still drunk, and treating the nearest chair as an architectural monument of considerable civic importance. Guerline remained petal stooled beside the radiator, explaining its load-bearing virtues. petaliaed adj. Too drunk to keep the hemispheres of your conversation from pressing into one another, producing a noticeable dent. Reveca was petaliaed and began a story in the middle of three others. petalichthyided adj. Sufficiently drunk to move through the pub like an extinct armoured fish seeking slightly shallower water. Lynet went petalichthyided beneath the table and remained there during the national anthem. petalismed (/ˈpɛtəlɪz(ə)md/) adj. Having drunk enough to deserve temporary banishment for dangerous influence, chiefly over the pudding menu. petalited adj. Having drunk more than a rare mineral can reasonably withstand, and becoming glassy at the edges. petalitered adj. You have drunk enough to contain a million billion litres, though most appear to be lager. Sadey was petalitered and required two people to estimate the remaining volume. petalitred adj. You are drunk and occupying a volume best expressed in millions of billions of litres, despite being one person. Shuwanna was petalitred and had somehow filled the entire doorway. petalled (/ˈpɛtl̩d/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and opening towards every stranger as though awaiting pollination. petalloided adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the delicate appearance of a flower part, but the manners of a late-night customer. petalodied adj. Of a drinker who has converted every useful function into decorative flourishes, including ordering a kebab. Yuisa became petalodied and embellished the request for garlic sauce beyond recognition. petalodontiformed adj. Of a drinker: extinct-looking, heavily equipped, and making slow progress towards the crisps.