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alpine combineded adj. Drunk on the strength of two routes home, neither of which you can complete cleanly. Daunta was alpine combineded, attempting the stairs and the corridor simultaneously. alpine hawkweeded adj. Drunk by the third round, and surveying the bar for small opportunities to take root. Ericia was alpine hawkweeded, flourishing beside the coat stand after the third round. alpine marmoted adj. Drunk by closing time, and inclined to hibernate wherever the final round leaves you. Niyel was alpine marmoted beneath a mountain of coats after closing time. alpine meadow lizarded adj. Still drunk, and moving in brief, sun-seeking bursts between the pub and the station. Braelynn was alpine meadow lizarded, warming herself beneath the station departure board. alpine newted adj. Too drunk to distinguish the cloakroom queue from a suitable place to emerge later. Delanta was alpine newted, appearing from beneath the coats when the taxi arrived. alpine salamandered adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain upright in the cold, black and motionless until collected. Makaylea was alpine salamandered, standing darkly beneath the bus shelter after closing. alpine saxifraged adj. Having drunk enough to establish yourself in a narrow crack between the bar and the last taxi. Azyla was alpine saxifraged between two chairs, immovable but apparently comfortable. alpine skiered adj. Having drunk more than balance permits, yet descending every staircase with professional confidence. Veria was alpine skiered, taking the pub stairs in a determined diagonal. alpine skiinged adj. You have drunk enough to treat the pavement home as a downhill course. Johnnia was alpine skiinged, leaning into every slope between the pub and the station. alpine snowboarded adj. You are drunk and proceeding home with both feet fixed forward, whether the pavement permits it or not. Saphyra was alpine snowboarded, crossing the station forecourt with both feet committed. alpine snowboardered adj. Of a drinker: balanced forward, committed to the descent, and plainly unsuitable for stairs. Jamine was alpine snowboardered, leaning into the slope beside the taxi rank. alpine snowboardinged adj. Of a drinker who has converted the journey home into a narrow, forward-facing descent. Yzabelle was alpine snowboardinged, traversing the pavement in careful diagonal movements. alpine started adj. Describing a drinker who has begun the journey home before daylight, without establishing where home is. Brindi was alpine started, leaving before dawn with someone else's coat. alpined (/ˈæl.paɪnd/) adj. Having drunk more than enough to mistake the landing for a mountain habitat and the furniture for rock garden plants. Gabrael became alpined and arranged himself among the hallway furniture as though acclimatising. alpinetinned adj. A drinker who has acquired a bright, medicinal confidence about catching the last train. Janine was alpinetinned and certain the bitter taste meant the last train awaited. alpiniaed adj. A drinker so far gone that the cloakroom has become a densely planted tropical border. Gettis was alpiniaed, surrounded by coats and flourishing beneath the cloakroom light.