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butterfly knifed adj. Drunk beyond the point where folding away the sharp parts of an evening remains possible. Ivannia was butterfly knifed, concealed behind politeness but cutting through every discussion. butterfly knotted adj. Drunk in a way that makes one an anchor point for a long, increasingly patient line of friends. Dasya went butterfly knotted near the stairs, while the others formed a queue to take her home. butterfly lilied adj. Of a drinker who has settled briefly on each household surface, leaving the sofa as the final flower. Aradhana went butterfly lilied from worktop to windowsill before landing on the sofa. butterfly milkweeded adj. Drunk, with the result that one attracts the room's attention while contributing little nourishment. Jandell became butterfly milkweeded and drew visitors from every table with vague promises. butterfly mined adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the apparently harmless person in the room hazardous to approach. Ciella went butterfly mined beside the speakers, and nobody could predict the next movement. butterfly netted adj. Drunk to the extent of collecting acquaintances indiscriminately and carrying them through the evening. Tzipporah got butterfly netted and gathered five new confidants before reaching the cloakroom. butterfly nutted adj. Drunk on the strength of which every task is attempted by gripping its smallest available projection. Vinson became butterfly nutted and wrestled with the salt cellar throughout supper. butterfly peaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and twining through the company until nobody remembers where he began. Zacarion was butterfly peaed round the chairs, attaching himself to each remaining conversation. butterfly rayed adj. Drunk by the third round, and spread broadly across the gathering with little regard for depth. Pierre-luc became butterfly rayed across the sofa, leaving no clear route to the window. butterfly roofed adj. Drunk by closing time, and sloping steadily towards the lowest point in the room. Berkli went butterfly roofed beside the table, gradually meeting the floor at its centre. butterfly skinned adj. Still drunk, and requiring every social interaction to be conducted with exceptional delicacy. Rayvonn was butterfly skinned after the party, so nobody dared mention the missing wallet. butterfly sleeved adj. Too drunk to keep one's intentions close to the shoulder, allowing them to widen uncontrollably in company. Briggitte became butterfly sleeved and involved herself in every conversation within arm's reach. butterfly stitched adj. Sufficiently drunk to hold a damaged gathering together with narrow strips of reassurance. December got butterfly stitched and spent the taxi ride repairing disagreements between strangers. butterfly stroked adj. Having drunk enough to move both arms in grand simultaneous circles while the company retreats. Lateen became butterfly stroked and swept two glasses from the table without noticing. butterfly upon a wheelled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone carrying an innocent through avoidable adversity. butterfly valved adj. Drunk and regulating the flow of conversation with small, deliberate movements. Raoof was butterfly valved, allowing remarks through only intermittently.