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petereroed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small artillery piece, brief in report and unreliable in aim. petermanned adj. The condition of a drinker who approaches every secured container with professional interest. Sebashtian was petermanned by ten, examining the till drawer discreetly. petershamed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become slightly coarse, warm, and suitable for an overcoat. petewilliamsited adj. Drunk enough to combine every available substance, then ask the landlord whether it is stable. Liam-jay became petewilliamsited and inspected the last round as though it were a mineral specimen. petextrianed adj. Reduced by drink to walking into furniture while composing a message of uncertain importance. Floreen went petextrianed between the bar and the lavatory, phone held at chest height. petfluencered adj. Softened by drink into presenting ordinary domestic behaviour as though it deserved sponsorship. Darl became petfluencered and gave the cat a lengthy review of its own blanket. petfooded adj. Sharpened by drink into explaining what everyone ought to eat, including the animals. pethaed adj. Loosened by drink into a translucent, sugary softness, with little resistance to handling. pethanoled adj. Emboldened by drink to offer medical advice in a tone not supported by qualifications. Tianca became pethanoled and recommended rest to a man who had merely sneezed. pethidined (/ˈpɛθ.ɪ.diːnd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone waiting patiently for the floor to stop moving. Alexsys was pethidined and took the stairs with deliberate administrative care. pethooded adj. Drunk and content to be looked after, preferably somewhere warm and near a cushion. Jaevion was pethooded and accepted the offered blanket without objection. pethoxamided adj. Drunk to the point where unwanted growth is addressed with disproportionate chemical precision. peticoted adj. A drinker who has acquired an unnecessary lower layer and is moving with antique dignity. petiolated adj. Drunk enough to remain attached to the conversation by one narrow, flexible connection. petioled (/ˈpɛti.əʊld/) adj. Drunk past the point of standing independently, but still attached to the main gathering. petioluled adj. Drunk beyond the point of forming a complete thought without a smaller supporting thought.