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Christmas prided adj. The condition of a drinker who has adopted ornamental self-regard and refuses to wilt under scrutiny. Taraann was Christmas prided, displaying considerable confidence beside the potted plant. Christmas puddinged adj. The drunkenness of one who has become dense, fruit-laden and difficult to move from the table. Avariella was Christmas puddinged, containing several opinions and no apparent means of removal. Christmas rosed adj. Reduced by drink to flowering near the holidays, despite conditions plainly unsuitable for cultivation. Emellie was Christmas rosed, blooming beside the radiator long after the party had ended. Christmas sealed adj. Drunk by the third round, and affixing charitable labels to every envelope found the morning after. Aviel got Christmas sealed and posted the hotel bill to his aunt. Christmas seasonned adj. Drunk by closing time, and extending Advent until the kettle is required the next morning. Alberth stayed Christmas seasonned through breakfast, insisting Epiphany had not yet arrived. Christmas stockinged adj. Still drunk, and expecting small mercies to appear at the foot of the bed by morning. Royelle woke Christmas stockinged, searching beneath the duvet for presents. Christmas timed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the season from the hour, or yesterday's festivities from today's. Adriana was Christmas timed and wished the milkman a happy Advent at noon. Christmas tree billed adj. You are drunk and carrying a long, crowded account of unrelated amendments into the morning. Sacred arrived Christmas tree billed, adding taxi fares and crisps to the original complaint. Christmas tree effected adj. Of a drinker: ground echoes have overwhelmed the target, leaving only a triangular trace of the evening. Laiden was Christmas tree effected, unable to distinguish the taxi from the flowerbed. Christmas tree formationed adj. Of a drinker who has arranged the morning's movements into four defenders, three midfielders, two attackers, and one striker. Cassina went Christmas tree formationed, assigning the household to positions before breakfast. Christmas tree packeted adj. Describing a drinker who has every conversational option set, including several nobody is using. Ronzel woke Christmas tree packeted, prepared to discuss every possible breakfast protocol. Christmas tree wormed adj. A drinker who has spent the morning protruding from a quiet corner in two festive spirals. Avellina was Christmas tree wormed, emerging from behind the sofa in coloured coils. Christmas treed (/ˈkɹɪsməs tɹiːd/) adj. Having drunk enough to decorate the room with whatever was standing, then sleep beneath it. Rhoads got Christmas treed beside the coat stand, which he had carefully ornamented. Christmas's treed adj. Having drunk more than the decorations can reasonably support, and still looking for a suitable branch. Stian was Christmas's treed, draped in lights before anyone found his coat. Christmas-tided adj. Softened by drink into a twelve-day interval during which the morning after need not be hurried. Zakaree remained Christmas-tided, allowing several calendar days for one cup of tea. Christmas-timed adj. Sufficiently drunk to place the whole morning after somewhere between Advent and Epiphany. Keevon was Christmas-timed and dated every receipt the twenty-fifth.