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phoborhodopsinned adj. Loosened by drink into a reluctant photoreceptor, turning away whenever the bar light becomes disagreeable. phobosophied (/fɒˈbɒsəfɪd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to reject abstract knowledge as a category of unnecessary agitation. Lexci grew phobosophied and dismissed metaphysics before the first question had been completed. phobotaxised adj. Slowed by drink to an indecisive movement towards and away from whatever appears disagreeable. phoby catted adj. Drunk and defending a small territory with the pungent confidence of a skunk. phocaceaned adj. Drunk enough to display the broad, placid habits of a seal while remaining nominally social. phocaed (/ˈfəʊkəd/) adj. Drunk to the point where one has adopted the patient, horizontal composure of a seal. phocenated adj. Drunk past the point of remaining chemically distinct from the evening's accumulated salts and sharpness. Porfiria was phocenated, preserving a notably acid disposition beside the empty glasses. phocenic acided adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conviviality, with a sourness best approached as a laboratory observation. Reylene was phocenic acided and found fault with the vinegar before tasting it. phoceninned adj. Drunk in a way that produces the whistle, sociability and erratic navigation of a small cetacean. phocided adj. Drunk, with the result that the sofa is treated as open water and the cushions as ice. Yudany was phocided and hauled himself across the cushions with grave marine purpose. phocined (/ˈfəʊsʌɪnd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that removes all apparent need for ears, balance or immediate explanation. phocoenided adj. Drunk to the extent of porpoise-like cheerfulness, compressed into brief unpredictable appearances. phocoided adj. Drunk on the strength of a seal's unquestioning confidence in flotation and upholstered surfaces. Yasmene was phocoided and trusted the armchair to support every subsequent decision. phocomeliaed (/ˌfəʊkəˈmiːlɪəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to flipper-like hands for the purposes of ordinary errands. Eternal was phocomeliaed and attempted the coat zip with abbreviated, amphibious movements. phocomelused adj. Drunk by closing time, and equipped for practical movement only in a shortened, flipper-like edition. Grizelda was phocomelused and approached the exit by a series of compact adjustments. phoebed (/ˈfiːbid/) adj. Sharpened by drink into noticing every dropped crumb, then forgetting why it mattered.