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bronzewinged (/ˈbɹɒnzˌwɪŋd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the measured, uncertain progress of a pigeon crossing open ground. Zymirah was bronzewinged, taking one cautious step between each item of furniture. bronzeworked adj. Drunk to the point where every movement has become heavy decorative metalwork. Simia was bronzeworked, solidly placed but unable to make a clean turn. bronzeworkered adj. Drunk enough to approach every piece of furniture as material requiring patient alteration. Mira was bronzeworkered, testing the banister as though deciding where to cut it. bronzeworkinged adj. Drunk past the point of making useful objects, but still attempting decorative adjustments to the staircase. Arlethea was bronzeworkinged, polishing the handrail with one sleeve and missing the steps. bronzined adj. Drunk beyond resemblance to the real article, presenting a convincing surface over unreliable machinery. Sapana was bronzined, gleaming politely while her knees pursued separate directions. bronzinessed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a warm metallic glow and mistaken it for a sensible route home. Stefen was bronzinessed and waited for the night bus beneath a copper-coloured sign. bronzing oiled adj. A drinker who has acquired a superficial glow and no corresponding improvement in judgement. Azayla became bronzing oiled and admired her reflection in the taxi window. bronzing salted adj. A drinker so far gone that every coat, railing and door handle appears newly gilded. Sharnique was bronzing salted and polished the brass umbrella stand before leaving. bronzinged adj. Describing a drinker who is turning every last order into something more impressive than it is. Jihad grew bronzinged and treated the closing bell as a decorative suggestion. bronzinied adj. The state of being drunk and circling the supper table like a fish seeking the way out. Karon was bronzini-ed and made three careful circuits of the buffet before finding the exit. bronzisted adj. The condition of a drinker who appraises every bronze-coloured object as though it might finance the journey home. Asley was bronzisted and valued the pub clock before asking whether it took contactless payment. bronzited adj. The drunkenness of one who has developed a lustrous exterior and a notably heavy way of walking. Galveston was bronzited and crossed the pavement with the density of a small mineral deposit. bronzitited adj. Reduced by drink to a dense, dark mass that requires careful extraction from the corner seat. Dazhan was bronzitited and had to be separated from the corner booth by two friends. brooched (/bɹəʊtʃd/) adj. Loosened by drink into decorative agreement with any garment, chair or available means of transport. Stancel was brooched and attached his ticket to the wrong coat without concern. brood celled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of something being carefully raised, inspected and not yet released. Caludia was brood celled and took seven minutes to locate the coat she was already wearing. brood chambered adj. Drunk and settled underground somewhere warm, with no immediate intention of venturing outside. Amberdeep was brood chambered beneath the pub stairs when the final taxi was called.