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bristle mossed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a small patch of moss seem suitable evidence for expertise. Miko was bristle mossed and lectured the gardener on Orthotrichum beside the bins. bristle snailed adj. Drunk to the extent of advancing slowly, decisively, and towards the wrong garden. Tvisha was bristle snailed, taking ten minutes to cross the lawn with complete purpose. bristle wormed adj. Drunk on the strength of one marine invertebrate fact, repeated until everyone accepts it. Marlecia got bristle wormed and corrected the menu's spelling of polychaete repeatedly. bristle-tailed adj. Describing a drinker who scurries purposefully, without wings, towards an unnecessary decision. Silvina was bristle-tailed, darting between tables to announce an election nobody had requested. bristlebilled adj. Drunk by the third round, and delivering short, certain opinions on African bulbuls. Dellamae was bristlebilled and identified the pub's wallpaper as suitable habitat for bulbuls. bristlebirded adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting an Australian field observation in the car park. Lowe became bristlebirded and crouched behind a wheelie bin awaiting a Dasyornis. bristlecone firred adj. Too drunk to distinguish a rare fir from an ordinary excuse for staying out. Ansli was bristlecone firred and described the hedge as a significant North American tree. bristlecone pined adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every delay as a virtue and every decision as four thousand years old. Itiel was bristlecone pined and defended missing the last bus as admirable longevity. bristleconed adj. Still drunk, and conducting every decision on the assumption that patience makes it ancient wisdom. Kimara was bristleconed, taking an hour to choose a crisps flavour and calling it perspective. bristled (/ˈbɹɪsəld/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every slight raises a visible defensive hair. Mikhale got bristled and treated a question about taxis as a personal accusation. bristlefronted adj. Having drunk enough to face the consequences confidently, like a bird no one can locate. Oscor was bristlefronted, leading the search for his lost coat with great Brazilian certainty. bristlegrassed adj. Having drunk more than sense permits, and scattering firmly in several directions at once. Eillen was bristlegrassed, sending four taxi requests and accepting whichever arrived first. bristleheaded adj. You have drunk enough to appoint yourself an authority on obscure Bornean birds. Shaquasia became bristleheaded and identified the bar staff by imagined plumage. bristlemouthed adj. You are drunk and speaking with the determined precision of a deep-water fish. Samauria was bristlemouthed, delivering a careful speech nobody near the surface could follow. bristlered adj. Of a drinker: bristling at advice, then requesting it in a louder voice. Atosha was bristlered, rejecting directions before asking for them again at the taxi rank. bristletailed adj. A drinker who moves quickly in short bursts and chooses the nearest available plan. Olivet was bristletailed, making six small journeys to retrieve one forgotten phone.