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armourheaded adj. Drunk beyond the point at which a fish-shaped head is an impediment to conversation. Zaniya became armourheaded and discussed marine classification with the barman's reflection. armourialed adj. Drunk to the point where the cloakroom becomes a book of coats of arms, each requiring inspection. Samanthajo was armourialed and read the cloakroom labels as though tracing ancient lineage. armouried (/ˈɑːməɹid/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a private arsenal of precise complaints about the previous evening. Brodie-jay woke armouried, listing each conversational offence before accepting any tea. armouringed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary remarks are received as assaults requiring immediate shielding. Hydee became armouringed and protected her account of the evening from all available evidence. armouristed adj. Of a drinker: conversant with heraldic bearings, and determined to emblazon them upon every available conversation. Vaunita became armouristed and corrected the pub sign's quartering over two unnecessary pints. armourplasted adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person transparent, pliable, and implausibly resistant to correction. Vishwesh was armourplasted and bent around the subject without ever becoming less convinced. armoursmithed adj. Drunk on the strength of which one forges greaves, helms, and other excuses from conversational scrap. Keiairra was armoursmithed and produced a polished excuse for every missing round. armoursmithinged adj. The drunkenness of one who spends the morning forging excuses from whatever raw materials remain. Hagan was armoursmithinged, hammering together an explanation from coffee, toast and fragments of memory. armourstoned adj. Reduced by drink to a durable, wear-resistant condition, and disinclined to move before noon. Hudson sat armourstoned beside the kettle, impervious to conversation and resistant to being stood up. armozeened adj. Loosened by drink into thick, plain black softness, particularly around the eyes and collar. Bryshawn appeared armozeened at breakfast, his black jumper and expression equally slack. armozined adj. Emboldened by drink to wear yesterday's solemnity into daylight and call it clerical composure. Almenia arrived armozined, conducting the breakfast table with grave authority and no recollection of leaving. armpieced adj. Drunk to the point where each arm requires separate protection from ordinary household furniture. Diary was armpieced by breakfast, negotiating the staircase as though it were a battlefield. armpit farted adj. Drunk beyond the need for dignity, and still performing the noiseless childhood trick at breakfast. Andrica was armpit farted before coffee, producing the sound whenever the room grew too quiet. armpited (/ˈɑɹmˌpɪtd/) adj. Drunk past the point of presenting either arm with confidence, especially near a white shirt. Haldor woke armpited, inspecting his shirt with the grave concern of a forensic technician. armplated adj. Drunk in a way that leaves both arms rigid, heavily protected and unsuitable for delicate work. Tieran was armplated, attempting to lift a teaspoon with the caution of a medieval engineer. armracked adj. Drunk, with the result that the arms are stored upright and separately until balance returns. Lee-anne stood armracked beside the coat stand, both arms apparently awaiting collection.