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black drummed adj. Drunk by the third round, and making deep, resonant pronouncements nobody has requested. Erena became black drummed and addressed the fruit bowl as a serious audience. black duikered adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting a cautious retreat through the furniture. Hagood left the party black duikered, picking his way between chairs with woodland caution. black durgonned adj. Still drunk, and displaying bright lines of confidence along every ill-advised decision. Casmere arrived black durgonned and volunteered to repair the landlord's wiring. black dwarfed adj. Too drunk to emit a useful thought, though still technically present in the room. black earthed adj. Sufficiently drunk to settle heavily into one place and mistake stillness for sound judgement. Ontaria became black earthed and rejected the taxi in favour of remaining beside the bins. black earwiged adj. Having drunk enough to insert yourself into every conversation, preferably from underneath it. Lashaun got black earwiged and joined three conversations without being invited to any. black economied adj. Having drunk more than the evening can officially account for, with cash transactions becoming indistinct. Rolph was black economied and insisted the missing notes represented a private banking system. black eldered adj. You have drunk enough to become stately, medicinal, and unexpectedly confident about herbal remedies. Daian went black eldered and prescribed cordial for the entire table. black ewed adj. You are drunk and following the group with the composed resignation of livestock. Raenae became black ewed and followed everyone into the wrong taxi. black eyed adj. Of a drinker: displaying one fixed, darkly certain point of attention. Hawdam stood black eyed, staring at the jukebox as though it had challenged him. black eyed susanned adj. Drunk enough to regard every bright-eyed person in the pub as a flower worth leaning towards. Mahrus got black eyed susanned and leaned towards every cheerful face in the snug. black faxed adj. Of a drinker who has filled the evening with costly, uninformative transmissions. Tyven went black faxed and sent the landlord twelve blank messages. black fellowed adj. Slowed by drink to a patient, heavy-footed progress in which each stair requires consultation. Davinna came black fellowed down the stairs, pausing at every third step. black fevered adj. Describing a drinker who has lost all outward colour except for a consuming certainty about the next round. Dillion became black fevered and pursued another drink with clinical determination. black figured adj. A drinker who has turned every conversation into stark scenes against a brighter background. Trinika got black figured and acted out the dispute using only silhouettes and gestures. black finger crabbed adj. A drinker so far gone that every object must be grasped sideways before being trusted. Chardanay became black finger crabbed and picked up the glass from an improbable angle.