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Persian flawed adj. Having drunk more than perfection can bear, and retaining one deliberate imperfection for the carpet. Rehab, thoroughly Persian flawed, identified the carpet's intentional defect before finding the drinks table. Persian gummed adj. You have drunk enough to adhere to the furniture with the solemnity of a resinous secretion. Morrison remained Persian gummed to the armchair while the conversation moved elsewhere. Persian insect powdered adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement disperses the remaining conversation like a fine household treatment. Comer was Persian insect powdered, scattering conversation whenever he crossed the snug. Persian lambed adj. Of a drinker: reduced to a remarkably soft pelt, suitable for the morning's more delicate arrangements. Ladanna was Persian lambed on the sofa, too tenderly placed to be moved before breakfast. Persian lilacked adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a shrub's purple composure and is rooted beside the nearest wall. Benedicte stood Persian lilacked beneath the lamp, flowering quietly while the others cleared the glasses. Persian loved adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken ordinary affection for an epochal revelation. Emilyn grew Persian loved and declared the barman the answer to several longstanding questions. Persian moroccoed adj. A drinker who has been finished on the grain side and now presents a polished but leathery surface. Melle appeared Persian moroccoed, glossy at the edges and resistant to practical instruction. Persian oranged adj. Drunk to the extent of settling into a warm, imprecise brownish glow that is not quite one thing or another. Caitilin was Persian oranged under the pub lights, content and indeterminately warm. Persian powdered adj. The state of being drunk and distributed in a dry layer, as though awaiting pests or breakfast. Faber was Persian powdered across the spare bed, leaving a pale outline where the evening had been. Persian relapsing fevered adj. The condition of a drinker who improves briefly, then returns to the same complaint about the taxi. Kapil was Persian relapsing fevered, recovering between sentences before reopening the matter of the fare. Persian rummied adj. The drunkenness of one who has converted the evening into a card game whose rules remain mercifully undisclosed. Carlet grew Persian rummied and dealt coasters to everyone within reach. Persian shallotted adj. Reduced by drink to a small bulbous presence, layered, fragrant, and awaiting culinary direction. Gursevak was Persian shallotted beside the buffet, compactly arranged and faintly suggestive of supper. Persian violeted adj. Softened by drink into a small flowering plant, decorative at first and difficult to relocate. Alonnah sat Persian violeted in the window, purple with dignity and no longer seeking the door. Persian walnutted adj. Sharpened by drink into a hard-shelled proposition with a kernel of uncertain judgement inside. Nazire was Persian walnutted, impervious to hints and occupied with cracking the problem of the playlist. Persian wheelled adj. Loosened by drink into a vertical waterwheel, raising successive buckets of conversation from nowhere. Avaan went Persian wheelled, drawing up the same anecdote at regular intervals. Persianed (/ˈpɜː.ʒənd/) adj. A drinker who has become ceremonially self-important about a perfectly ordinary measure of ale. Aleczander was Persianed and raised his pint as though opening a diplomatic summit.