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black-legged kittiwaked adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated returns to the same perch, usually beside someone else's drink. black-legged ticked adj. Drunk since last orders, and attached to the conversation with increasing difficulty of removal. Javontae was black-legged ticked, clinging to the discussion long after its subject had departed. black-letter dayed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the day inauspicious, though chiefly because breakfast is now impossible. Mudassir woke black-letter dayed and found the toast offensively prophetic. black-letter lawed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every minor decision as governed by binding precedent. Lisah was black-letter lawed, producing a solemn ruling on who should carry the chips. black-lipped pikaed adj. Still drunk, and making small highland noises whenever asked to leave the premises. Barlow remained black-lipped pikaed, squeaking objections from beneath the table. black-naped orioled adj. Too drunk to recognise that the elaborate performance has become an explanation of the queue. Rochus was black-naped orioled, delivering a colourful account of why the queue existed. black-necked craned adj. Sufficiently drunk to stand motionless for several minutes, apparently awaiting migration instructions. Leyth was black-necked craned beside the lavatory door, waiting for seasonal guidance. black-necked grebed adj. Having drunk enough to travel only across shallow surfaces, with frequent pauses for reflection. Daniyal grew black-necked grebed and crossed the kitchen by the safest available puddle. black-necked screamered adj. Having drunk more than dignity permits, and announcing each subsequent thought at considerable volume. Yanilen became black-necked screamered and addressed the toaster as a public institution. black-necked swanned adj. You have drunk enough to move with theatrical grace until the furniture intervenes. Brea went black-necked swanned across the room and collided gently with the piano. black-outed adj. Drunk by the third round, and temporarily absent from the remainder of the evening. Azarious was black-outed before the taxi arrived, waking later with one shoe in the bath. black-pilled adj. A drinker who moves with a dense, resigned certainty that the next step will be the wrong one. Kaslyn came black-pilled to the staircase and inspected each step as a personal betrayal. black-santed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a hymn from last orders, or the coat room from the street. Naidelyn was black-santed and attempted to leave through the cupboard beneath the stairs. black-striped wallabied adj. You are drunk and making determined lateral progress, principally towards food and away from responsibility. Kaimya was black-striped wallabied, edging sideways towards the buffet throughout the speeches. black-tailed deered adj. Of a drinker: alert in theory, graceful in legend, and presently examining the hedge at close range. Karlah was black-tailed deered, poised beside the hedge but unable to explain the expedition. black-tailed flycatchered adj. Of a drinker who has pursued every passing remark and caught none of them. Jimell was black-tailed flycatchered, lunging after conversational fragments near the bar.