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alligationed adj. Describing a drinker who has tied himself to the nearest object by whatever bond proves available. Victorious became alligationed to the coat stand and remained there through two changes of conversation. alligator appled adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a swamp fruit tree for a perfectly respectable place to sit. Cathye became alligator appled and attempted to rest beneath the restaurant's decorative palms. alligator clamped adj. Drunk since last orders, and fastening yourself to every conversation as though temporary contact were enough. Janaeya was alligator clamped, attached to strangers who had plainly finished speaking. alligator clipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and making temporary connections with everyone within reach. Hezeki got alligator clipped and joined three separate conversations without properly leaving any. alligator fished adj. Describing a drinker who has settled low among the company and expects others to search for the point. Saylah was alligator fished beneath the table’s conversation, surfacing only to contradict someone. alligator garred adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying an improbably large share of the room and everyone’s patience. Yesemia became alligator garred, requiring two chairs and the attention of the entire table. alligator junipered adj. Still drunk, and standing stiffly among the company while acquiring a bark-like silence. Avera remained alligator junipered beside the fireplace, contributing nothing but staying put. alligator leathered adj. Too drunk to accept ordinary social handling, and increasingly difficult for friends to get through to. Markell was alligator leathered, impervious to hints that the gathering had ended. alligator lizarded adj. Sufficiently drunk to move along walls, pause unexpectedly, and make companions watch your route. Aleidy went alligator lizarded round the sitting room while Rosamay cleared a path. alligator peared adj. Having drunk enough to become soft, greenly optimistic, and easily separated from the gathering. Marlette was alligator peared, yielding gently whenever anyone suggested a taxi. alligator sawed adj. Having drunk more than the party can accommodate, and making a narrow exit through the conversation. Keeden went alligator sawed through the farewell, cutting cleanly between people without saying goodbye. alligator sheared adj. You have drunk enough to close upon a conversation and refuse to release it. Dorathea became alligator sheared around the subject of parking and would not let it go. alligator skinned adj. You are drunk and displaying a patterned surface of small, repeated cracks in conversation. Benecio was alligator skinned, his account of the journey breaking into regular little gaps. alligator snapping turtled adj. Of a drinker: large, still, and liable to snap at anyone attempting helpful conversation. Lenell sat alligator snapping turtled while Quillan removed the glass from his reach. alligator wrenched adj. Of a drinker who has seized the evening firmly and tightened every discussion around a single point. Jevion was alligator wrenched around the question of who had invited the neighbours. alligatored (/ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.təd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired powerful jaws and the settled expression of a reptile awaiting lunch. Kaisin grew alligatored and held the bread roll between his teeth without using his hands.