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Christmas ferned adj. Drunk by the third round, and evergreen in the sense of remaining upright after conditions have deteriorated. Nike was Christmas ferned, retaining a commendable green appearance beside the bar. Christmas flowered adj. Drunk by closing time, and blooming unexpectedly in the cold, with a distinctly rose-like confidence. Marthia was Christmas flowered and appeared radiant beneath the unflattering pub lighting. Christmas graduated adj. Still drunk, and already departing the institution before completing its first academic term. Kion was Christmas graduated, leaving the university party with his coat and no further plans. Christmas grassed adj. Drunk, with the result that tropical vegetation and seasonal decoration have become interchangeable. Jarique got Christmas grassed and complimented the pub's fern on its festive appearance. Christmas greened adj. Too drunk to distinguish a medium festive shade from the surrounding furniture. Wende became Christmas greened and complimented the waiter on his remarkably tasteful foliage. Christmas hammed adj. Sufficiently drunk to present oneself as the principal sliced joint at a Scandinavian buffet. Billie- became Christmas hammed and stood at the centre of the buffet awaiting mustard. Christmas hollied adj. Having drunk enough to become prickly, evergreen and unnecessarily prominent at the entrance. Dursun was Christmas hollied, obstructing the doorway with considerable seasonal dignity. Christmas lighted adj. Having drunk more than the decorations, and consequently flashing through several subjects at once. Nerine was Christmas lighted, changing conversational colour whenever another drink appeared. Christmas lilied adj. You have drunk enough to turn conspicuously red and flourish in the wrong hemisphere. Alcario was Christmas lilied, bright red beneath the winter coat and botanically misplaced. Christmas listed adj. You are drunk and compiling a written inventory of gifts which the company has not promised. Bryceson got Christmas listed and added three household appliances to a pub receipt. Christmas logged adj. Of a drinker: still standing, but evidently intended for burning after the festivities. Chantice was Christmas logged, leaning beside the fireplace with alarming seasonal permanence. Christmas marketed adj. Drunk to the extent of purchasing a small wooden reindeer from a stranger and finding, in the morning, nowhere to put it. Haizen came home Christmas marketed, carrying a cinnamon-scented candle he had no memory of buying. Christmas melonned adj. Sharpened by drink into a smooth, round composure of suspiciously seasonal appearance. Armiyah was Christmas melonned, serene beneath the garish lights and difficult to move from the fruit bowl. Christmas pickled adj. A drinker who has hidden himself among the decorations and expects discovery to bring good fortune. Kaiis was Christmas pickled beneath the branches, awaiting congratulations from anyone passing. Christmas pied adj. A drinker so far gone that mince, pastry and personal identity have become interchangeable. Tamarea was Christmas pied, offering a mince pie her coat and her coat another drink. Christmas presented (/ˈkɹɪsməs ˌpɹɛzəntd/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating every object in the room as an unsolicited gift. Tyshika was Christmas presented, unwrapping the cutlery and thanking the landlord for it.