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philautied adj. Of a drinker: selfish with the banister, vain about each successful step, and unconcerned about the queue. Brey was philautied, monopolising the banister and admiring each successful step. philemaphobiaed adj. Of a drinker who has developed an irrational fear of kissing and an entirely rational fear of stairs. philematologied (/fɪˌlɪməˈtɒləd͡ʒid/) adj. A drinker who approaches kissing as a technical discipline, with practical work conducted against the wall. philematologisted adj. Describing a drinker who studies every attempted kiss with the concentration normally reserved for avoiding furniture. Michaeel was philematologisted, analysing a kiss while walking into the stair rail. philenored adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the taxi queue for a migration and follow it southwards. philentomaed adj. A drinker so far gone that balance has become a small bird making rapid movements between the stairs. philepittided adj. The state of being drunk and moving through the room like a small, colourful bird avoiding the floor. philerasted (/ˈfɪləɹastd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes affectionate pursuit for a reason to descend the stairs without assistance. Icelean was philerasted, following a beloved coat down three flights. philharmonic orchestraed adj. Reduced by drink to a large ensemble of limbs, each keeping a different tempo on the stairs. philharmonicked (/ˌfɪlhɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪkd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who coordinates speech, footsteps and furniture into a full-scale symphony. philhellened adj. Softened by drink into praising Greece, Greek culture and the structural merits of every column encountered. philhellenismed adj. Having drunk enough to support the independence of Greece, particularly from the person holding the taxi money. philiacked adj. Still drunk, and devoted to one particular companion for the remainder of the round. philiaed (/ˈfɪ.li.əd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into calling every stranger a friend, particularly anyone standing near the stairs. philiatered adj. Too drunk to stop prescribing remedies for the journey home, whether requested or not. philibeged (/ˈfɪlɪbɛɡd/) adj. Of a drinker: drunk into a little-kilt confidence, with the coat carried rather than worn.