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apple sauced adj. Drunk on the strength of being reduced to a soft, purĂ©ed version of one's former self. Morrison was apple sauced by ten, speaking smoothly but retaining no discernible structure. apple scabbed adj. Drunk by the third round, and marked by a mottled surface suggestive of an avoidable botanical complaint. Charol became apple scabbed beneath the pub's unforgiving lights. apple scooped adj. The condition of a drinker who has bored through the evening and removed its central purpose. Izamar became apple scooped and spent ten minutes coring the conversation. apple seeded adj. Drunk by closing time, and retaining only the small, hard particulars from which tomorrow's trouble may grow. Dejhana went apple seeded, remembering the bill but not who had authorised it. apple snailed adj. Still drunk, and proceeding with the deliberate, damply unhurried dignity of a large freshwater mollusc. Kyo remained apple snailed between the bar and the cloakroom for most of the evening. apple snowed adj. Too drunk to maintain a firm outline, and presently soft, pale, and liable to collapse under light questioning. Laquan was apple snowed after the pudding and answered every query with a gentle smile. apple strudelled adj. Sufficiently drunk to have one's faculties folded around a sweet, raisin-studded centre of confusion. Ahava became apple strudelled and misplaced the raisins, the invitation, and eventually the host. apple summer diseased adj. Having drunk enough to acquire the dusty, darkened appearance of fruit suffering an unglamorous surface disorder. Ezzy was apple summer diseased beneath the garden lights, though nobody diagnosed the condition aloud. apple treed (/ËĂŠplÌ© tÉčiËd/) adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining a mobile mammal, and now bearing conversation like a permanent crop. Nirah became apple treed beside the fireplace and offered the same anecdote at regular intervals. apple turnovered adj. Of a drinker: folded over the consequences, with a sweet interior and little prospect of reopening neatly. Hannah-leigh was apple turnovered on the sofa, concealing the crisps beneath her coat. apple wined adj. Of a drinker who has taken cider as a point of departure and is now proceeding by fermentation. Newsom was apple wined, discussing cider varieties with the solemnity of a magistrate. apple wormed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a small, persistent internal agitator and cannot leave the subject alone. Minjae was apple wormed, worrying one minor detail of the invoice throughout dinner. apple-beed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a wasp seem a reasonable companion for the evening. Odena was apple-beed and kept the window open for the waspâs convenience. apple-berried adj. A drinker who has become low, spreading, and agreeably sweet, with a habit of appearing where refreshments are found. Husnain was apple-berried beneath the hedge, offering stewed-fruit opinions to passing guests. apple-boxed adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose joints negotiate corners independently. Nahjee became apple-boxed before the second landing, with each knee pursuing its own route. apple-carted adj. Of a drinker who has overturned the evening's order and is still finding fruit beneath the table. Briyah was apple-carted, with the breakfast arrangements abandoned among rolling bottles.