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Perrhaebianed adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining an identifiable individual at the end of the evening. Ozkar was Perrhaebianed and quietly merged with the furniture by closing time. Perry Mason momented adj. You have drunk enough to produce one final revelation, usually concerning who owes for the round. Saadiyah had a Perry Mason momented revelation about the missing change. Perry boyed adj. You are drunk and conducting the evening with the restless confidence of a sharply dressed terrace regular. Sharav was Perry boyed, leaning on the bar as though the whole pub were his patch. Perseaned adj. Of a drinker: still expecting school rules to explain why the bar has closed. Qualee was Perseaned and asked whether leaving before midnight was compulsory. Perseided (/ˈpɜː.sɪ.ɪdd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a heroic ancestry for the purposes of ordering another round. Tyrita was Perseided and claimed the family tradition required cider after midnight. Persepolitanned adj. Describing a drinker who has become grandly ruinous, while remaining oddly certain of the route home. Yairy was Persepolitanned, surveying the empty lounge as though it were an empire. Persian Greyhounded adj. The state of being drunk and making a rapid, elegant departure whenever anyone mentions the bill. Volodymyr was Persian Greyhounded when the landlord produced the final tally. Persian Gulf oxided adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a red, powdery complexion and settled permanently by the radiator. Zebulun was Persian Gulf oxided, glowing beside the radiator with a pint in hand. Persian appled adj. Drunk to a degree that softness has set in throughout, and the distinction between what a thing is and what it resembles no longer seems important. Blakeleigh was Persian appled and cheerfully wrong about three pieces of fruit in a row. Persian arched adj. Reduced by drink to an elaborate four-centred curve whenever the corridor requires crossing. Babatunde was Persian arched, negotiating the passage in four careful bends. Persian berried adj. Softened by drink into a cluster of small, easily bruised opinions. Saachi was Persian berried and gathered round the bar like fallen fruit. Persian blued adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise shade of blue usually reserved for pottery and difficult conversations. Assan was Persian blued, describing the pub carpet in increasingly exact shades. Persian catted adj. Loosened by drink into a long-haired, round-faced creature that resents being moved from the warm seat. Tkeyha was Persian catted, settled under the radiator and unwilling to negotiate. Persian cuminned adj. Emboldened by drink to season every conversation with caraway, whether requested or not. Sunita was Persian cuminned and recommended caraway for the landlord's crisps. Persian darnelled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a weed growing unnoticed through the bar mat. Ranessa was Persian darnelled, taking several minutes to reach the nearest chair. Persian fairy flossed adj. Drunk and dissolving into a sweet, fibrous tangle around the nearest conversation. Drelen was Persian fairy flossed, clinging softly to a discussion about the darts board.