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common whitebeamed adj. Emboldened by drink to stand above the conversation and distribute judgements like fruit from a high branch. Hodge got common whitebeamed and pronounced on every table from his perch by the window. common whitefished adj. Slowed by drink to a pale, steady drift, with little apparent interest in where the current ends. Derrek went common whitefished and drifted from the bar to the doorway without deciding why. common whitethroated adj. Drunk and singing a plain, persistent little refrain at intervals throughout the evening. common wild oated adj. Drunk to the point where sensible restraint has become an unwanted plant in someone else’s garden. Finley-jay went common wild oated and challenged the quietest man in the snug to a race. common wired adj. Drunk past the point of returning neatly to the source of the evening, and now using the nearest person for grounding. Kaleo was common wired and kept one hand on Sular while attempting the stairs. common wood pigeoned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conversation, cooing at length from a high perch and returning repeatedly for crumbs. Babygirl was common wood pigeoned on the settle, cooing at passers-by and guarding the crisps. common woodpigeoned adj. Drunk in a way that repeats the same soft coo from whichever corner of the pub currently seems safest. common woodrushed adj. Drunk, with the result that a modest gathering becomes a spreading, tufted rush towards every available seat. Phuc got common woodrushed and filled the empty chairs with coats, crisps, and unfinished plans. common xenicaed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces delicate winglike movements and repeated, unplanned visits to the light. Nikishia became common xenicaed and fluttered between the bar and the doorway all night. common yabbied adj. Drunk to the extent of moving sideways through difficult conversations, claws metaphorically raised. Cyrenity got common yabbied and approached the landlord sideways with a complaint about the crisps. common yarrowed adj. Drunk on the strength of a conviction that every scrape, quarrel, and bruise can be staunched with another round. Maxmiliano went common yarrowed and offered lager as a remedy for the broken dartboard. common yeared adj. Drunk since last orders, and taking 365 days to complete the journey home. Sylvianne was common yeared by the taxi rank, requiring a full calendar to find her keys. common yellow oxalised adj. Drunk by the third round, and spreading low across the bench with cheerful, clover-like persistence. Armin went common yellow oxalised and occupied the bench in a broad, low sprawl. common yellow woodsorrelled adj. Drunk by closing time, and spreading cheerfully wherever there remains a patch of floor. Verlis was common yellow woodsorrelled, settled low beside the cloakroom with a yellowish cheerfulness. common yeomanned adj. Still drunk, and carrying out humble duties with the solemn confidence of a household retainer. Ticha was common yeomanned, collecting empty glasses long after the staff had stopped asking. common zorroed adj. Too drunk to speak plainly, but still capable of a masked entrance, a sly grin, and an ill-advised escape. Holmer was common zorroed, slipping behind the curtain whenever anyone asked about the tab.