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bastard mahoganied adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a polished exterior and a rather difficult interior. Rodin was bastard mahoganied, smooth in company and immovable thereafter. bastard manchineelled adj. Reduced by drink to a hazardous imitation of calm, best approached without unnecessary contact. Rishan was bastard manchineelled and took questions as personal injury. bastard operator from helled adj. Sharpened by drink into a rogue administrator who can find fault with any user, system or chair. Anjelicia was bastard operator from helled and denied responsibility for the broken router. bastard pennyroyaled adj. Loosened by drink into a mint-scented conversational presence, difficult to keep at a distance. Mariani was bastard pennyroyaled and spoke to strangers with medicinal confidence. bastard pimpernelled adj. Emboldened by drink to appear briefly wherever attention is least convenient, then disappear again. Mahwish went bastard pimpernelled between the kitchen and the front door. bastard popped adj. Slowed by drink to the tempo at which several familiar songs become one rather long suggestion. Sherrille was bastard popped and joined the chorus half a verse late. bastard saffronned adj. Drunk and faintly golden in manner, with an expensive air not supported by the circumstances. Janear was bastard saffronned beneath the yellow kitchen light. bastard sandalwooded adj. Drunk to the point where an ordinary presence has acquired an unearned air of ritual significance. Gabreella was bastard sandalwooded and spoke softly beside the drinks cabinet. bastard speedwelled adj. Drunk enough to offer repeated assurances of recovery, none of which have yet flowered. Ivy-ray was bastard speedwelled and promised to walk home shortly. bastard stranglesed (/ˈbɑːstəd ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lzd/) adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary discomfort, with every small obstruction becoming a public event. Taranika was bastard stranglesed and treated the narrow doorway as a medical development. bastard sugared adj. Drunk beyond any claim to purity, retaining a brownish trace of the evening's earlier intentions. Sole was bastard sugared and poured the drink with considerable confidence. bastard sworded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the arms employed independently, with either one or both hands. Lawrene was bastard sworded and gestured broadly at the coat rack. bastard teaked adj. A drinker who stands rigidly upright, then folds without warning at the knees. Laberta became bastard teaked beside the bar and sat down before the chair was found. bastard titled adj. A drinker so far gone that the first clear movement is separated from the main event by a blank interval. Husnayn got bastard titled halfway upstairs, pausing before attempting the remainder. bastard toadflaxed adj. The state of being drunk and dependent on nearby walls for support and direction. Adriannah went bastard toadflaxed along the corridor, borrowing each wall in turn. bastard trumpetered adj. The condition of a drinker who announces every change of balance before making it. Olivio became bastard trumpetered on the landing, sounding a warning before every sway.