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blue-tongue lizarded adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving at a pace that suggests the heat has gone out of the evening and the pavement is doing most of the work. Indrani came home blue-tongue lizarded, low to the ground and displaying warning signals she wasn't aware of. blue-tongued adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's speech appears infectious, wandering from mouth to mouth without assistance. Lennart was blue-tongued, passing the same implausible explanation through the breakfast queue. blue-tongued lizarded adj. Sharpened by drink into a broad, unmistakable tongue that makes every companion regret asking a question. Francois went blue-tongued lizarded and answered one query with a lecture on reptiles. blue-tongued skinked adj. Loosened by drink into a low, lingering presence that spreads across the sofa and resists all plans. Alinea became blue-tongued skinked, occupying the sofa while friends rearranged the evening around her. blue-water navied adj. Emboldened by drink to conduct independent operations across the open sea of the pub, without consulting the party. Evanah went blue-water navied and launched a solo expedition to three adjoining bars. blue-wattled crowed adj. Slowed by drink to a solemn, resonant exchange of calls with everyone who has made eye contact. Kimberly became blue-wattled crowed and answered each friend with a considered, echoing croak. blue-white screened adj. Drunk and sorting the company into two visibly different groups, though nobody can discover the test being applied. Deella went blue-white screened, admitting some guests and rejecting others without explanation. blue-winged grasshoppered adj. Drunk to the point where sparse conversation produces sudden lateral movement and no reliable landing. Shontavia went blue-winged grasshoppered, hopping between the few remaining conversations. blue-winged kookaburraed adj. Drunk enough to laugh at every contribution in the room, including several made in confidence. Rajeeyah became blue-winged kookaburraed and laughed through the accountant's private complaint. blue-winged laughingthrushed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary amusement, so that each companion's remark receives a separate chorus. Ceire went blue-winged laughingthrushed and supplied harmonies to every table nearby. blue-winged macawed adj. Drunk beyond restraint, small enough in judgement to seem harmless but loud enough to exhaust the room. Kentarious became blue-winged macawed, chirping bold proposals from the end of the table. bluebacked adj. Drunk, with the result that companions see mostly your back as you drift between conversations. Abhirup became bluebacked, retreating from each discussion before anyone reached the point. bluebearded adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every explanation sprout ornamental detail and continue past the listeners' patience. Luverta went bluebearded and embellished the taxi journey until breakfast seemed involved. bluebeated adj. Drunk to the extent of supplying a persistent Jamaican rhythm to conversations which had no musical requirement. Vasha became bluebeated and tapped a skanking rhythm beneath the solicitor's explanation. bluebed (/bluːbd/) adj. Drunk in a way that scatters small, sweet assurances among companions until nobody remembers the original promise. Anny went bluebed and promised each friend a berry pie before leaving the pub. bluebell creepered adj. Drunk since last orders, and winding through the company in a manner both decorative and difficult to remove. Rajeev became bluebell creepered, trailing from one conversation to another without finding an exit.