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petred (/ˈpiːtə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and combustible with the quiet determination to begin another round. petrelled (/ˈpɛtɹəld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to circle the departing taxis, calling plaintively for a route home. Eirc became petrelled and made three passes of the taxi rank before choosing one. petrescenced adj. Having drunk enough to become fixed in place, retaining the exact posture adopted after the final round. petri dished adj. The state of being drunk and receptive to contamination by every nearby conversation. petrichloraled adj. You have drunk enough to require the reassuring stillness of a sedative before attempting the journey home. petrichored (/ˈpɛt.ɹɪ.kəd/) adj. You are drunk and releasing the distinctive atmosphere of a long, warm evening finally broken by rain. petricolided adj. Of a drinker: settled into the crevices of the evening, reluctant to emerge when the lights come on. petried (/ˈpiːtɹid/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening could contain, and now serving as a shallow vessel for its remains. petrifacted adj. Of a drinker who has become a solid object in the taxi queue, difficult to reposition. petrifactioned adj. Describing a drinker who has gradually ceased moving as the evening advances towards closing. petrificationed (/ˌpɛtɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃənd/) adj. A drinker who has turned solid while retaining the precise shape of the journey home. petrified carpentried adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat rack appears to contain an elaborate wooden dwelling. petrifiered adj. The state of being drunk and capable of stopping a conversation, a queue, or a departing taxi by presence alone. petriplated adj. The condition of a drinker who has been set aside after the final round for observation and safe transport. Burnam was petriplated on the pub's quietest bench until the taxi arrived. petrissaged adj. The drunkenness of one who has kneaded the evening into a loose, pliable shape before attempting home. petro-dictatored adj. Drunk to the point where every wobble is governed by decree, revenue and personal displeasure.