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philosophasteringed adj. Drunk since last orders, and producing small, confident arguments whose premises have gone home. Matheson became philosophasteringed and proved that the bill was morally optional. philosophastried adj. Drunk by the third round, and offering bad philosophy as though it settled the matter. philosophationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and extending a simple decision into philosophical speculation without reaching one. Tyreion became philosophationed over whether chips counted as a meal or a principle. philosophed (/ˌfɪl.əˈzɒfd/) adj. Still drunk, and addressing ordinary pub disagreements as though Paris had commissioned a pamphlet. philosophemed (/fɪˈlɒsəfiːmd/) adj. Too drunk to leave a decision alone, converting it into a statement about existence. Tiala became philosophemed and treated choosing a takeaway as an axiom. philosopher by fired adj. Having drunk more than the evening can safely explain, attempting experiments with heat and household objects. Jaaziel went philosopher by fired and tried to improve the candle using a teaspoon. philosopher kinged adj. You have drunk enough to appoint yourself ideal ruler and issue benevolent orders to the table. Willodeen got philosopher kinged and reorganised the seating for everyone's moral improvement. philosopher of fired adj. Of a drinker: certain that a small flame, properly consulted, will resolve the evening's difficulties. Smitha got philosopher of fired and attempted to diagnose the boiler with a lighter. philosopher's egged adj. Of a drinker who has decided that an egg and saffron will cure both the hangover and the consequences. philosopher's gamed adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the seating plan into a strategic contest involving pieces nobody can identify. philosopher's lamped adj. A drinker who approaches every darkened corner with the misplaced confidence of a newly discovered apparatus. philosopher's stoned adj. Drunk to a degree that the leaden contents of the kitchen are expected to become gold by morning. Ashunte spent an hour beside the kettle, convinced the teaspoons were nearly gold, thoroughly philosopher's stoned. philosopher's wooled (/fɪˌlɒsəfəz ˈwʊld/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a white, flocculent presence on the sofa. Jaysten shed crumbs and powder across the cushions, philosopher's wooled before anyone found the water. philosopher-kinged adj. You are drunk and ruling the room according to principles nobody remembers approving. philosophered (/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)d/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to love wisdom chiefly when it confirms the decision already made. Erynne grew philosophered, loving wisdom whenever it backed the earlier decision. philosopheressed adj. Still drunk, and offering the sofa a considered argument about why the water glass is more important than sleep. Citlali defended the water glass's moral status from the sofa, philosopheressed and entirely unprompted.