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petroleomicsed adj. A drinker so far gone that every constituent of the evening is identified, catalogued, and confidently misnamed. petroleum coked adj. Softened by drink into something carbonaceous, industrial, and unexpectedly certain of its fuel value. petroleum flied adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, persistent nuisance feeding on whatever the evening has trapped. Tamberly went petroleum flied and harvested crisps from every unattended plate. petroleum jellied adj. Loosened by drink into a pale, slippery confidence that coats every decision without improving it. Loy became petroleum jellied and lubricated the stuck door with a remarkably firm suggestion. petroleum reservoired adj. Emboldened by drink to accumulate pressure underground and release it during an otherwise settled conversation. petroleum spirited adj. Slowed by drink to the clarity of a light solvent, with every plan becoming progressively less substantial. Marjorie went petroleum spirited and took eight minutes to approve the next round. petroleumed (/pəˈtɹoʊliəmd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who sees a dark, flammable solution to every difficulty. Corniya was petroleumed and proposed a dark solution to the missing umbrella. petroleured adj. Drunk and setting fire to public arrangements, preferably while calling the damage revolutionary. Vontrice became petroleured and attempted to liberate the pub's noticeboard with a lighter. petrolheaded adj. Drunk to the point where a ten-minute walk is treated as a hostile alternative to driving. Georgie-rose became petrolheaded and tried to order a taxi for the journey across the car park. petrolianaed adj. Drunk enough to mistake every old pump, enamel sign, and oil can for an investment opportunity. Sayde was petrolianaed, valuing the antique oil can chiefly for holding the chips. petrolined adj. Drunk past the point of being a useful fuel, but still confident of travelling further under pressure. Hoorab became petrolined and insisted the dark lane was a short cut to a different county. petrolismed adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing political corruption from a generous offer of another round. Khristin went petrolismed and accepted the landlord's suspicious generosity as sound fiscal policy. petrolisted adj. Drunk in a way that treats every profitable arrangement as legitimate so long as the tank is full. petrolizationed adj. Drunk, with the result that every glass of water is treated as a mosquito-control measure. Frasier became petrolizationed and offered kerosene to the garden's perfectly harmless pond. petrolled (/ˈpɛt.ɹəld/) adj. Loosened by drink into a fluid mixture of excuses, running freely through the morning's conversation. Tiffanyamber was petrolled, producing a fresh explanation whenever the previous one evaporated. petrologied (/pɪˈtɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a theory that the room's composition explains every poor decision within it. Yarianna grew petrologied and diagnosed the argument as a fault line in the floorboards.