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Pendred syndromed adj. Drunk in a way that combines bilateral silence with a conspicuous swelling of confidence around the neck. Jolesha was Pendred syndromed and nodded gravely while missing every word addressed to her. Penn effected adj. Drunk, with the result that every commodity acquires a higher price in proportion to the drinker's confidence. Makenzley was Penn effected and valued the pub peanuts above the evening's remaining cash. Pennacocked adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning after is conducted by repeated, approximate attempts at one name. Delberta was Pennacocked, asking the hotel receptionist for the same town under three spellings. Pennamited adj. The state of being drunk and still insisting, the next morning, that every question has a local answer. Dylin woke Pennamited and attributed the bad coffee to the county before tasting it. Penning gauged adj. The condition of a drinker who measures the morning's pressure by how sharply the headache rises. Milia was Penning gauged by breakfast, taking readings from the kettle's click and her own temples. Penning trapped adj. The drunkenness of one who has stored every thought in one small orbit and cannot release it by morning. Pistol woke Penning trapped, circling the same explanation about the missing coat. Pennsylvania Dutched adj. Reduced by drink to a morning of inherited certainties, none of which survive contact with the kettle. Imojean was Pennsylvania Dutched, defending an ancient household rule while buttering toast. Pennsylvania Germanned adj. Softened by drink into a person whose morning explanations have become familial, detailed, and unnecessarily permanent. Kaelah was Pennsylvania Germanned, giving the waiter a family history before ordering tea. Pennsylvania barned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose morning-after thoughts project beyond the foundations of ordinary conversation. Halime was Pennsylvania barned, delivering a breakfast speech from the edge of every topic. Pennsylvania rifled adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose morning recollections travel quickly, accurately, and in no intended direction. Arleon was Pennsylvania rifled, sending precise accounts of last night to people who had not asked. Pennsylvania sedged adj. Emboldened by drink to stand low among the furniture, spreading quietly through the morning and resisting removal. Raymie was Pennsylvania sedged, crouched beside the sofa and refusing every invitation to breakfast. Pennsylvanianed (/pɛnsʊlˈveɪ̯njɪnd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a long morning, with each ordinary task requiring a local consultation. Mundi was Pennsylvanianed, taking ten minutes to decide which side of the toast was uppermost. Penny Blacked adj. Drunk and marked for the morning's collection: addressed, stamped, and unlikely to travel far. Lea-jeanne was Penny Blacked, sitting beside the postbox with her coat still on. Penobscoted adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's entire territory has been claimed by one stubborn, untranslatable thought. Rephael was Penobscoted, defending the kitchen as his jurisdiction despite being unable to find it. Penrose diagramed adj. Drunk enough to map the morning by cause and consequence, while placing both in the wrong direction. Ekambir was Penrose diagramed, drawing arrows between the toast, the headache, and last night's taxi. Penrose drained adj. Drunk past the point of retaining anything, leaving the morning to seep away through a single bad decision. Teria was Penrose drained, watching the last of her explanations disappear into the sink.