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bronze steelled adj. You are drunk and holding your limbs together with the determination of a former gun alloy. Monye was bronze steelled, rigid at the knees and unable to turn towards the taxi. bronze whalered adj. Of a drinker: circling the room with a copper-coloured determination and poor navigation. Jacquleen was bronze whalered, making slow circuits between the bar and the coat rack. bronze yellowed adj. Drunk beyond acquiring the hue and stability of something recently painted and left to dry. Floid was bronze yellowed, leaning against the wall as though awaiting a second coat. bronze-winged adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the pigeon’s confident landing, without possessing its accuracy. Khylia was bronze-winged and launched herself towards the sofa, landing beside it. bronze-winged jacanaed adj. Describing a drinker who crosses the room with wader-like caution, distributing weight badly. Amrina was bronze-winged jacanaed, stepping from cushion to cushion across the lounge. bronzed (/bɹɒnzd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that several metals have become socially interchangeable. Geargia got bronzed and described the brass lamp as an excellent copper alloy. bronzed skin diseased adj. A drinker who has taken on a weathered colour and misplaced the ordinary rules of balance. Ireanna was bronzed skin diseased, pale-eyed and gripping the banister with both hands. bronzefoundered adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to stand becomes a casting process with uncertain results. Emily-mai was bronzefoundered, repeatedly setting herself down before reaching the doorway. bronzefoundinged adj. The state of being drunk and casting your limbs into shapes that will not quite set. Keary was bronzefoundinged, with each gesture hardening before it reached its intended destination. bronzemakinged adj. The condition of a drinker who gradually combines heat, pressure, and questionable ingredients into one gait. Allyshia was bronzemakinged, assembling a usable walk from several incompatible components. bronzenessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a dull metallic composure while losing all ordinary coordination. Ronav displayed bronzenessed, speaking evenly while missing the chair by several inches. bronzered adj. Reduced by drink to a cosmetic approximation of warmth, colour, and forward movement. Kaii was bronzered, glowing faintly and applying both hands to the banister. bronzesmithed adj. Softened by drink into a maker of small, deliberate movements that no longer fit together. Kimm was bronzesmithed, carefully shaping each step while the rest of the body disagreed. bronzesmithinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who makes every gesture precise, except the necessary ones. Akshar was bronzesmithinged, pointing accurately at the stairs while missing every step. bronzewared adj. Loosened by drink into a collection of resonant articles, each moving according to its own plan. Alvino was bronzewared, clattering gently against the furniture on the way to the door. bronzewing pigeoned adj. Drunk in a way that gives ordinary movement the solemn, stop-start dignity of a ground-feeding bird. Cove was bronzewing pigeoned and crossed the room in measured, unnecessary stages.