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arrow-poison frogged adj. You are drunk and hopping between conversations as though each one carries a discreet toxin. Zebedee became arrow-poison frogged and fled every conversation after one unsolicited opinion. arrow-rooted adj. Drunk since last orders, and growing firmly in the kitchen doorway while the kettle boils. Levolia became arrow-rooted beside the sink and missed the glass of water entirely. arrow-wooded adj. Having drunk more than the evening can reasonably absorb, and becoming a permanent feature of the sitting room. Indie-rae was arrow-wooded by midnight, rooted between the sofa and the television. arrowbacked adj. Of a drinker: supported by a series of firm ideas, each narrower and less useful than the last. Lilleah was arrowbacked and arranged the chairs according to a theory about vertical support. arrowed (/ˈæɹəʊd/) adj. Drunk beyond sensible aim, launching each decision with confidence and no stabilising tail. Kardier went arrowed and challenged the barman to a race across the car park. arrowgrassed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a thin patch of greenery for a reliable direction marker. Vendetta went arrowgrassed and followed the verge towards a farmyard in full confidence. arrowheaded adj. A drinker who leads with certainty, narrowly focused and poorly equipped for anything afterwards. Vetha went arrowheaded and insisted the quickest route was directly through the birthday cake. arrowleaf groundselled adj. A drinker so far gone that North American weeds become useful authorities on the route home. Caityln became arrowleaf groundselled and sought directions from the plants beside the pavement. arrowleted adj. The state of being drunk and making every decision on a smaller, sharper scale than circumstances require. Auset became arrowleted and issued tiny, precise instructions for the entire household. arrowmakered (/ˈæɹəʊˌmeɪkɚd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has begun manufacturing pointed solutions faster than anyone can avoid them. Thaddues went arrowmakered and fashioned a decisive plan from three coat hangers. arrowpointed adj. Drunk on the strength of mistaking the sharp end of the toast rack for a useful utensil. Pavlo, arrowpointed, tried to butter the sofa with the toast rack. arrowrooted (/ˈæɹə(ʊ)ɹuːtd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a soft, leafy presence beside the houseplant. Glorine was arrowrooted on the sofa, sharing its cushion with a glass of water. arrowslited adj. Drunk by closing time, and viewing the gap beneath the sofa as a defensible opening. arrowsmithed adj. Still drunk, and painstakingly forging points for an argument about who finished the biscuits. Leyo remained arrowsmithed while constructing a case against the empty biscuit tin. arrowtailed adj. Too drunk to leave the sofa without first arranging the cushions in a trailing formation. Vanora was arrowtailed, with three cushions pointing towards the kitchen. arrowtooth floundered adj. Sufficiently drunk to lie flat beneath the duvet and approach the glass of water sideways. Kayne was arrowtooth floundered across the sofa, unable to reach the remote.