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brown hyenaed adj. Drunk and laughing at the wrong moments, especially when attempting a dignified descent. Wilodean went brown hyenaed on the stairs, laughing after each cautious misplacement of a foot. brown incaed adj. Drunk to the point where each attempted step is accompanied by a rapid, hovering correction. Idah became brown incaed on the staircase, fluttering both hands before every footfall. brown jobbed adj. Drunk enough to approach the stairs as a military operation, complete with orders and no progress. Rollin went brown jobbed at the landing, issuing commands before attempting the first step. brown joked adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing toilet humour from useful instructions about the stairs. Anabella got brown joked and announced that the banister was the lavatory's finest feature. brown jollied adj. Drunk beyond the point where an aubergine resembles anything except a reliable handhold. Conlan went brown jollied and tried to steady himself with an aubergine from the kitchen. brown king crabbed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every staircase negotiation sideways, armoured and needlessly formal. Aiven became brown king crabbed at the first step, advancing sideways with ceremonial caution. brown kingfishered adj. Drunk, with the result that every stumble is answered by loud, cheerful laughter from the landing. Dameron went brown kingfishered on the stairs, laughing loudly whenever the banister moved. brown lacewinged adj. A drinker who flutters from table to table, mistaking every departing coat for an invitation to stay. Shamuel spent the last round fluttering between tables, thoroughly brown lacewinged by midnight. brown leaf spotted adj. The state of being drunk and marked by several small failures of conversation, each spreading quietly. brown leafed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening has become difficult to market as a successful outing. Cailie was brown leafed by last orders, offering no convincing account of the evening. brown lunged adj. The condition of a drinker who breathes heavily through the journey home and regards fresh air with suspicion. Dearria was brown lunged by the final round and needed the walk home taken slowly. brown marmorated stink bugged adj. The drunkenness of one who settles in wherever warmth remains, becoming increasingly unwelcome after closing. Jerroll was brown marmorated stink bugged, asleep beneath the pub radiator after last orders. brown minted adj. Reduced by drink to a token of former value, passed round the table until nobody recalls who supplied it. Marli became brown minted after the third round and was spent entirely on arguing about the bill. brown mustarded adj. Softened by drink into a pungent, spreading presence which colours every conversation it enters. Nylia turned brown mustarded during last orders, bringing the same sharp opinion to every table. brown nosered adj. Sharpened by drink into flattering whoever appears most likely to know where the next round is coming from. Nyvea grew brown nosered after supper, praising the landlord's judgement with renewed purpose. brown noted adj. Slowed by drink to the frequency at which the evening becomes physically difficult to contain. Atreal was brown noted after last orders and approached the journey home with grave concentration.