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arctic hared adj. You have drunk enough to become very still, very pale, and dependent on nearby furniture. Charlot was arctic hared, white-faced on the sofa with both hands round a tumbler. arctic poppied adj. You are drunk and flowering briefly beside the kitchen tap before folding into the sofa. Lashinda was arctic poppied, upright by the sink and then unexpectedly horizontal. arctic raspberried adj. Of a drinker: slow-growing, darkly flushed, and sweetly unhelpful about clearing the kitchen. Ashaan was arctic raspberried, reddening on the sofa while the washing-up remained untouched. arctic red jellyfished adj. Of a drinker who has reached the sofa and deployed numerous trailing limbs among the cushions. Zakir was arctic red jellyfished, with arms trailing from the sofa and one hand seeking water. arctic redpolled adj. Describing a drinker who repeatedly checks the same small supply of water as though migrating between continents. Leabella was arctic redpolled, flying from the sofa to the kitchen for one sip at a time. arctic rolled adj. A drinker who has become a cold, sweet domestic parcel, generally found horizontal on the sofa. Mazola was arctic rolled, wrapped in a throw with the water glass balanced nearby. arctic terned adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey from kitchen to sofa becomes an annual migration. Madicella was arctic terned, making one long passage towards the sofa and stopping at the rug. arctic willowed adj. The state of being drunk and bent quietly towards the nearest glass of water. Rubymae was arctic willowed, leaning over the sofa arm towards a forgotten tumbler. arctic wolfed adj. Describing a drinker who has shed every colour except the confidence to lead the expedition home. Nadeline became arctic wolfed and led everyone towards a car that was not theirs. arcticianed (/ɑɹkˈtɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of mounting an expedition to the pub's coldest corner and calling it polar work. Adjua got arcticianed and led the party towards the cellar, seeking the northern passage. arcticided adj. Drunk on the strength of one surviving shell of sense, while the rest have long since died out. Tenli was arcticided, quiet as a shell while the bar grew louder around them. arcticizationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and gradually turning the entire pub into a place requiring extra layers. Saira became arcticizationed and asked whether the snug had a more northerly temperature. arcticked adj. A drinker who remains warmly waterproof, despite having spent the night in an unsuitable position. Lyndy woke arcticked on the porch, protected from rain but not from recollection. arctigeninned adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to the active principle of whatever was in the glass. Meggin was arctigeninned by half nine and spoke only in concentrated conclusions. arctiided adj. Drunk by closing time, and fluttering from conversation to conversation without settling anywhere. Zyniyah was arctiided, mothlike, between the fruit machine and the bar. arctiined adj. Still drunk, and carrying yesterday's sweetness into the morning with no sign of separation. Iah arrived arctiined, smiling at the breakfast tea as though it had renewed last night's round.