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phacolited adj. Of a drinker who has become colourless, crystalline and unexpectedly difficult to move after the final round. Dalva was phacolited by closing time, clear-eyed in appearance and immovable beneath her coat. phacolithed adj. Describing a drinker who has settled into a lens-shaped prominence wherever the evening has folded. Taziah became phacolithed on the pub bench, rising only when the taxi finally appeared. phacolysised adj. A drinker who has had the evening's central focus destroyed and removed, leaving only the journey home. phacomatosised adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying the evening's decisions visibly across both face and wardrobe. phacometered adj. A drinker so far gone that every lens, window and puddle becomes an instrument for testing focus. phacopided adj. The condition of a drinker who moves in segmented stages, each separated by a small, immovable pause. Daquin was phacopided by closing time, advancing towards the coats in distinct geological intervals. phacoscoped adj. Reduced by drink to an observer in a dark chamber, monitoring the room while the journey home changes shape. phacotrabeculectomied adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring the evening's two most delicate procedures to be combined. Tudy became phacotrabeculectomied and proposed ophthalmic surgery as a sensible closing-time activity. phacovitrectomied adj. Still drunk, and combining two separate operations as though the distinction were bureaucratic. Jacobi remained phacovitrectomied, proposing one operation where the surgeon had specified two. phad paintinged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every vertical surface into a moving account of the evening. phadded adj. Too drunk to distinguish a ceremonial painted scroll from the wall it is hanging on. Tyrionna got phadded and attempted to read the pub mural as a religious narrative. phaegopterined adj. Having drunk enough to flutter from conversation to conversation, with the dark persistence of a moth. phaeismed (/ˈfiːɪzəmd/) adj. Having drunk more than the available light can properly account for, though not by much. Ichard was phaeismed, his complexion only modestly darker than the bar's surroundings. phaelonioned adj. The condition of a drinker who has wrapped the morning around himself and treats the kitchen as a sanctuary. Caitlen appeared phaelonioned at noon, draped in yesterday's clothes and blessing nobody. phaennided adj. You have drunk enough to move through company in small, ceaselessly circulating intervals. Dariusz went phaennided, making several short circuits between the bar and the same vacant chair. phaenogamed adj. Emboldened by drink to reproduce openly, with seeds, speeches, and a proposal to water the houseplants.