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apple of loved adj. Drunk beyond recognising the bar snack, or the person holding it, as separate objects of devotion. Jhoseph was apple of loved and proposed marriage to a bowl of tomato relish. apple of someone's eyed (/ˌæpl̩‿əv sʌmwʌnz ˈaɪd/) adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with keeping one's favourite person in sight on the journey home. Jadae got apple of someone's eyed and followed their preferred companion onto the wrong night bus. apple of the eyed (/ˈæp.əl.əv.ðiˈaɪd/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard every pupil and streetlight as a small, perfectly reasonable moon. Sanam became apple of the eyed and complimented the taxi driver's pupils while missing the house number. apple peared adj. You are drunk and crisp at the edges, but liable to yield suddenly when asked to walk straight. Emett went apple peared between the pub and the taxi rank, upright until the kerb required negotiation. apple pied (/ˌæp.əlˈpɑɪd/) adj. Of a drinker: warm, settled, and convinced that a slice of something sweet is the proper conclusion. Arundeep was apple pied after the final round and ordered pudding for the taxi journey. apple polishered adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing sincere admiration from professional flattery, and dispensing both indiscriminately. Adesewa became apple polishered and praised the landlord's handwriting at considerable length. apple redded adj. Drunk, with the result that the complexion acquires a dark red cast with a discreet purplish tint. Tulsi was apple redded by midnight and attempted to conceal it beneath a borrowed scarf. apple rosed adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring the cheerful, bristling aspect of a hairy wild rose. Mohaned was apple rosed, flushed and unexpectedly botanical beside the conservatory door. apple sauced adj. Drunk on the strength of being reduced to a soft, puréed 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.