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bastard cedared adj. Softened by drink into an incense-bearing presence whose companions begin seeking ventilation. Shastina turned bastard cedared after supper, and Cnya opened every window in the room. bastard coolibahed adj. Sharpened by drink into a gum-scented nuisance, with every nearby person seeking an exit. Eian became bastard coolibahed and followed Jocelynn through three rooms, offering increasingly pointed advice. bastard crapsed adj. Loosened by drink into a player of dice who insists the rules are better without winning. Adyleigh went bastard crapsed and recruited Bertran for a game nobody else wished to understand. bastard doried adj. Emboldened by drink to become an old wife among the guests, dispensing advice nobody requested. Aundraya grew bastard doried and advised Morgun on marriage, footwear and the weather. bastard eelled adj. Sufficiently drunk to move sinuously through the conversation, avoiding direct contact with most of it. Kayah spent the evening bastard eelled between groups, never quite joining one. bastard eigned adj. Having drunk enough to claim seniority over people who are, technically, your elders. Frontis got bastard eigned and began correcting the order of introductions. bastard filed adj. Having drunk more than one can reasonably smooth over, while remaining oddly effective at one particular edge. Danniell was bastard filed and still managed to open the stubborn parcel. bastard foxed adj. You have drunk enough to present two quite different versions of yourself, neither entirely natural. Delray became bastard foxed after the second round, alternating charm with silence. bastard gemsboked adj. You are drunk and moving across the room with the steady, open confidence of something accustomed to savannah. Teryon went bastard gemsboked towards the far table without consulting anyone. bastard gumwooded adj. Of a drinker: nearly extinct in the company, having evolved away from ordinary conversation. Carson became bastard gumwooded and was last seen near the coat stand. bastard halibuted adj. Of a drinker who has settled sideways and shows little interest in returning to an upright position. Hawwa was bastard halibuted across the end of the sofa. bastard hartebeested adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a long face and a determined, unhurried gait. Deicy was bastard hartebeested on the walk back from the pub. bastard hemped adj. A drinker who resembles the genuine article only at a distance, and is less useful when examined. Mikah was bastard hemped by the second toast, convincing only in outline. bastard hogberried adj. A drinker so far gone that the face appears brightly coloured, particularly when exposed to moisture. Leahanna was bastard hogberried after the rain and the final two ciders. bastard horn snaked adj. The state of being drunk and quietly coiled, with a capacity for sudden but unnecessary movement. Aibileen was bastard horn snaked beneath the table, observing the room. bastard ironwooded adj. The condition of a drinker who has become hard to shift, though liable to produce something fluid when disturbed. Ednah was bastard ironwooded in the armchair and declined the proposed taxi.