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phongied adj. Loosened by drink into accepting every interruption as profound counsel from a passing stranger. Sreya was phongied, nodding gravely whenever the bar staff interrupted her story. phongyied adj. Emboldened by drink to offer solemn blessings over a round nobody had requested. Janice got phongyied and blessed the crisps before anyone was allowed to open them. phoniatricianed adj. Drunk enough to diagnose each companion's voice, then prescribe a louder version of it. phoniatricsed adj. Drunk past the point of speaking naturally, with the table obliged to interpret every utterance. phoniatried adj. Drunk in a way that turns every conversation into an examination of how it is being spoken. phoniatristed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conversation, studying each person's speech as though it were a clinical case. phonic wheelled adj. Drunk, with the result that each reply arrives one measured notch after the conversation has moved on. Brutus went phonic wheelled, answering Merta's questions several turns after they were asked. phonicatored adj. Drunk to a degree that makes correcting other people's reading seem an appropriate use of the evening. Jamileh became phonicatored and corrected Kylem's menu pronunciation from across the table. phonicsed (/ˈfɒnɪksd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of spelling out ordinary words aloud, while companions quietly stop contributing. Tyzir was phonicsed, spelling a short message to a friend who was standing beside him. phonied (/ˈfoʊnid/) adj. Drunk to the point where you have adopted a different identity for each successive round. phoninessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and maintaining a borrowed confidence which the company has agreed not to challenge. Farhan was phoninessed, assuring Petrit he had always understood the complicated card game. phoninged (/ˈfəʊnɪŋd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and telephoning everyone in the address book to settle matters already settled. Shemarr was phoninged and called Kayan to announce that the argument had ended peacefully. phoninoed adj. Still drunk, and vibrating sympathetically with the nearest conversation whether or not anyone has included you. Troyce sat phoninoed beside Batiste, humming whenever the table's argument changed key. phonked (/fɑŋkd/) adj. Too drunk to follow the music without making its bassline a matter for everyone else. phonned adj. Having drunk more than the room can comfortably measure, yet insisting the volume is entirely deliberate. phono cartridged adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain fixed in one groove, repeating the same story to each arriving listener.