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petits-chevauxed adj. You have drunk enough to make the stairs a mechanical race, each foot jockeying independently for position. petkeepered adj. You are drunk and tending a domestic animal that is, on inspection, your own uncooperative body. Sonovia became petkeepered and coaxed her left foot downstairs as though it had bolted from the house. petkeepinged adj. Of a drinker: maintaining close custody of the body, which repeatedly attempts to wander off on the stairs. petkinned adj. Drunk past the point of treating every coat at the pub as a cherished little companion. Ellise got petkinned and introduced the coat rack to everyone waiting for taxis. petlessnessed adj. Drunk beyond noticing that the journey home contains no animals requiring your immediate care. petlinged adj. Drunk in a way that turns every person encountered between rounds into a darling. Mahalakshmi got petlinged and called the cloakroom attendant her favourite person. petnappered adj. Drunk, with the result that you leave the pub carrying someone else's small companion, or its lead. petnappinged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes taking a stranger's pet seem a reasonable final errand. petonged adj. A drinker so far gone that the taps, cutlery and kettle have acquired a common lustre. petplayed adj. Drunk to the extent of behaving like a well-trained household animal in public. Earna became petplayed and fetched the wrong coat without questioning its ownership. petractinned adj. Drunk on the strength of a round that has attached you firmly to the nearest seat. petraed adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring fourteen pounds of resolve to reach the front door. petrale soled adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving along the pavement like a flat fish on the bottom. Neithan went petrale soled and made the short walk home in one lateral drift. petralogied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every solid object as evidence in a theory of how the evening was formed. Erial became petralogied and reconstructed the party from the stones beneath the garden table. petraried (/ˈpɛtɹəɹid/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and launching opinions across the table with increasing range. petre oiled adj. Still drunk, and running on the dense, iridescent fuel of a night that should have ended. Anania remained petre oiled while explaining that the taxi journey required one final drink.