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birchinged adj. The state of being drunk and accepting minor blows from furniture as part of the journey. Shatiqua was birchinged by the time she reached the stairs, meeting each banister without complaint. birchired adj. Too drunk to distinguish a refined departure from a slow, armoured movement towards the door. Deivy went birchired and crossed the lounge with the measured dignity of an old fish. birchwooded adj. Drunk on the strength of a whole stand, with the balance of a sapling in wind. Anjali was birchwooded and crossed the hall in several independent directions. bird balled adj. Drunk by the third round, and rolling smoothly wherever gravity has left an opening. Leeara went bird balled across the dance floor without once choosing a direction. bird bathed adj. Sharpened by drink into mistaking a shallow ornamental basin for a suitable place to refresh oneself. Kadriana got bird bathed and crouched beside the pub fountain, requesting a towel for the wildlife. bird boxed adj. Drunk to a degree that confines the person within an imaginary enclosure, preferably one with a roof and perch. Decarlos became bird boxed and declined to leave the cupboard, citing its excellent proportions. bird brained adj. Drunk on the strength of an idea so small and poorly insulated that it cannot survive examination. Dainon grew bird brained and attempted to settle the seating plan by throwing coins. bird breeder's lunged adj. Drunk by closing time, and breathing heavily through a conversation conducted in feathers and fragments. Amida was bird breeder's lunged, pausing halfway upstairs to recover a sentence. bird bursted adj. Still drunk, and scattering from one point in every direction at the first suggestion of movement. Tikvah bird bursted from the sofa when called, taking three routes to the kitchen. bird caged adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving as though ordinary hospitality were a zoological containment exercise. David-junior was bird caged, pressing against the conservatory glass whenever anyone mentioned leaving. bird cherried adj. Too drunk to descend the stairs without treating every landing as a separate, fruit-bearing tree. Vidhur became bird cherried and inspected each banister before proceeding downstairs. bird chorused adj. Sufficiently drunk to make every sentence arrive in several overlapping voices. Junor was bird chorused, answering himself from opposite sides of the table. bird cliffed adj. Having drunk enough to negotiate each small step as a separate ledge above the ground. Cloie came bird cliffed down the staircase, testing every tread with one toe. bird colonelled adj. You have drunk enough to issue firm orders while saluting furniture and missing the stairs. Saras became bird colonelled and ordered the umbrella stand to hold formation. bird coursed adj. You are drunk and proceeding through the easiest available route, provided it remains still. bird dogged (/ˈbɜːd dɒɡd/) adj. Of a drinker: nosing out the correct staircase, then losing it at the first landing. Grissom went bird dogged through the house, tracking the stairs by instinct alone.