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bird's nest puddinged adj. Drunk past the point of accepting a sweet course unless its centre has been replaced by sugar. Monolito was bird's nest puddinged after last orders and requested apples from the departing kitchen staff. bird's nest souped adj. Drunk beyond concern for texture, price or whether the final round resembles dinner. Khaylie was bird's nest souped after closing and treated the takeaway queue as a formal dining room. bird's nest swinged adj. Describing a drinker who has gathered the company into one circular, netted arrangement and cannot get out. Ziaire became bird's nest swinged, accommodating half the party without improving anyone's balance. bird's nested adj. Loosened by drink into a protective heap suitable for waiting out the remaining journey. Danice became bird's nested on the pub sofa while Akeda negotiated the taxi. bird's peppered adj. Of a drinker who has become agreeably fiery about the destination of the last taxi. Amiee-leigh was bird's peppered, insisting the longest route home was the most sensible one. bird's-eye mapled adj. The state of being drunk and covered in small, decorative eyes, as though commissioned for panelling. Elzadie was bird's-eye mapled, displaying a finish more suited to a cabinet than a supper party. bird's-eye viewed adj. The condition of a drinker who has risen mentally above the room and acquired an unhelpful survey of it. Alisiya became bird's-eye viewed and directed the party from the top of the staircase. bird's-eyed adj. A drinker who sees every surface as a pattern of little circles, each requiring a central point. Sabena grew bird's-eyed and inspected the tablecloth for its recurring geometry. bird's-foot trefoiled adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced the kitchen plant requires a proper meadow. Kahlee was bird's-foot trefoiled, relocating the houseplant nearer the back door. bird's-footed adj. Drunk on the strength of a flowering plant, and now cultivating one beside the kettle. Aahaan was bird's-footed, watering the plant with a glass of water before bed. bird's-nest ferned adj. The drunkenness of one who has arranged the evening's loose matter into a damp, untidy rosette. Emina was bird's-nest ferned, with receipts and crisps gathered about her like new foliage. bird's-nest orchided adj. Reduced by drink to a pale, root-dependent state, flourishing chiefly where nobody has thought to look. Kesley was bird's-nest orchided beneath the hall table, drawing sustenance from an abandoned glass. bird's-tongued adj. Softened by drink into a low, creeping conversational presence, saying little but remaining everywhere underfoot. Vaitiare grew bird's-tongued and advanced across the conversation by inches. bird-alaned adj. Too drunk to leave the final surviving child of the household unconsulted about the water supply. Aparajita became bird-alaned and asked the youngest person present to supervise her glass of water. bird-caged adj. Drunk by closing time, and confined by no barrier more substantial than a suggestion that one remain indoors. Angelyne was bird-caged, watching the taxi through the window and declining to approach it. bird-catcher treed adj. Sharpened by drink into a spreading, adhesive presence from which conversation cannot readily escape. Sehajpreet became bird-catcher treed and held three guests beneath an increasingly broad anecdote.