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Arctic ground squirrelled adj. Drunk by closing time, and storing every unnecessary item as though winter depends upon it. Cabela went Arctic ground squirrelled, hiding six beer mats beneath the sofa. Arctic hared adj. Having drunk more than enough to turn white, quiet, and unusually reluctant to leave the sofa. Keyaan was Arctic hared, pale beneath a blanket and watching the water glass carefully. Arctic hazed adj. Still drunk, and giving every straightforward matter a reddish-brown atmospheric complication. Ernestyne was Arctic hazed and blamed the queue's delay on northern air pollution. Arctic hysteriaed adj. Too drunk to remain indoors, yet too certain that the resulting panic is a sensible expedition. Lefa became Arctic hysteriaed and attempted to lead the party into the snow. Arctic looned adj. Sufficiently drunk to call a black-throated diver, and then wait for it to answer. Lorman was Arctic looned and questioned the bird on its choice of migration route. Arctic mouse-eared adj. Having drunk enough to treat a small perennial flower as an attentive listener. Nga became Arctic mouse-eared and confided the evening's strategy to a roadside herb. Arctic sea smoked adj. Having drunk more than the evening can hold, and converting every cold breath into a visible omen. Rokeem was Arctic sea smoked and interpreted his breath as a warning from the pavement. Arctic skuaed adj. You have drunk enough to make swift, repeated raids on unattended food. Jayzion went Arctic skuaed and made three decisive passes over the remaining sandwiches. Arctic smoked adj. You are drunk and mistaking ordinary breath for a weather system requiring public discussion. Atish became Arctic smoked and reported frost smoke outside the lavatories. Arctic warblered adj. Of a drinker: speaking in brief, persistent notes while moving through every available birch-coloured space. Joevany was Arctic warblered and delivered bright little announcements beside the coat stand. Arctic wolf spidered adj. A drinker who makes small, rapid movements across the floor while claiming to have found a route. Kacie-ann was Arctic wolf spidered and crossed the carpet by several urgent diagonals. Arctic wolfed adj. Of a drinker who has become entirely certain that whiteness, silence and authority belong together. Kenedi grew Arctic wolfed and took command of the white tablecloth. Arcticked (/ˈɑː(k)tɪkd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become warm, waterproof, and difficult to remove from the doorstep. Takena arrived Arcticked, dry beneath the rain and unwilling to cross the threshold. Arcto-Tertiary Geofloraed adj. A drinker so far gone that the whole northern hemisphere becomes a single ancient garden to be surveyed. Mimia became Arcto-Tertiary Geofloraed and mapped the pub as a prehistoric forest. Arcturianed adj. The state of being drunk and certain that the evening's most sensible decisions have arrived from a distant orbit. Toshiko was Arcturianed and sought strategic advice from the brightest visible star. Ardalan-Shoja-Kiuru syndromed adj. The condition of a drinker who has inherited complete confidence from an unreliable family history. Emima became Ardalan-Shoja-Kiuru syndromed and blamed the bold plan on heredity.