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brickwalled adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting a solid frontage while all useful movement has ceased. Diago stood brickwalled before the stairs, maintaining a respectable face and no forward progress. brickworked (/ˈbɹɪk.wɝkd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the route home has become a structure, and every turn supports another. Paula was brickworked after last orders, progressing home through a sequence of dependable walls. brickworkered adj. Drunk enough to handle every wall on the way home as though employed to repair it. Taitum was brickworkered by midnight, stopping to examine the pub's exterior before leaving. brickworksed adj. Drunk past the point of departure, remaining where the evening was made and awaiting collection. Niciah was brickworksed outside the pub, still standing among the coats after the taxis had gone. brickyarded adj. Of a drinker: arranged in a rigid enclosure, with the evening's loose material awaiting distribution. bricolaged (/ˌbɹi.kəʊˈlɑːʒd/) adj. Of a drinker who has assembled a workable personality from whatever conversational materials remained available. Zymia arrived bricolaged, combining quotations, crisps and a borrowed scarf into a social presence. bricolagisted adj. Describing a drinker who makes art from the nearest objects, including cutlery, napkins and other people's opinions. Zarihya became bricolagisted and arranged the ashtrays into a commentary on municipal planning. bricoled (/bɹɪˈkəʊld/) adj. A drinker who, after several rounds, requires hooks and rings before being manoeuvred through difficult terrain. Adalei went bricoled and had to be drawn past the tables by the handles of two shopping bags. bricoleured adj. A drinker so far gone that every available object has become part of a functioning but inadvisable construction. Vasilis became bricoleured, securing his coat with a fork and declaring the arrangement structurally sound. bridal carried adj. The condition of a drinker who must be transported with the dignity of a newlywed and the limbs of a parcel. bridal coupled adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a nearby companion for a permanent ceremonial attachment. Soana grew bridal coupled and spent an hour insisting that the barman was her lawful partner. bridal crowned adj. Reduced by drink to regarding any ornament, however unsuitable, as a jewelled mark of office. Alaejah was bridal crowned with a lampshade and presided over the kitchen in silence. bridal partied adj. Softened by drink into a retinue of loyal attendants, all summoned without invitation or evident necessity. bridal registried adj. Sharpened by drink into an inventory of desirable household goods, each item presented as an urgent entitlement. Inoke went bridal registried and requested four matching saucepans from a colleague's handbag. bridal salonned adj. Loosened by drink into trying on every available garment while seeking approval from the least qualified witnesses. Cabela became bridal salonned and modelled a curtain before the assembled diners. bridal showered adj. Emboldened by drink to accept gifts from acquaintances and call the arrangement a ceremony. Delia became bridal showered and collected six umbrellas from guests who had brought none.