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curtain ringed adj. A drinker who has attached himself to the evening and will not slide away quietly. Persaeus was curtain ringed, fixed beside the bar despite several gentle suggestions. curtain rodded adj. A drinker so far gone that he requires support, preferably running horizontally. Gloristeen was curtain rodded and used the banister as though it were household hardware. curtain timed adj. The state of being drunk and arriving at the scheduled beginning of an event already under way. Manseerat was curtain timed and entered precisely as the speeches were ending. curtain twitchered adj. The condition of a drinker who observes the neighbours from behind a carefully arranged window covering. Loralea was curtain twitchered and reported a neighbour's bin movements in detail. curtain walled adj. Reduced by drink to a fortified outer surface, difficult to approach and not especially tall. Samoan was curtain walled and defended the sofa from all suggested movements. curtain-raisered adj. Sharpened by drink into an opening act, concise enough to precede the main proceedings. Kayahan was curtain-raisered and delivered the first speech before the longer one began. curtain-sidered adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose sides open readily for loading and unloading remarks. Anariah was curtain-sidered and allowed every opinion into the conversation. curtain-twitchered adj. The drunkenness of one who keeps watch through the window, using the alternative spelling. Campbelle was curtain-twitchered and maintained a quiet interest in the road. curtained (/ˈkɜːtn̩d/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish between privacy and having lost sight of the room. Violet was curtained and drew the curtains before sitting in the dark. curtainficked adj. Slowed by drink to the point where ordinary domestic events acquire a plot. curtaininged adj. Drunk and furnishing the room with enough material to obstruct both light and judgement. curtainlessnessed adj. Drunk to the point where the absence of curtains seems an explanation for everything. Laverta was curtainlessnessed and blamed the uncovered windows for the evening's exposure. curtainsidered adj. Emboldened by drink to open both sides at once, without much thought for the cargo. curtainwalled adj. You have drunk enough to brace yourself against every doorway as though the building were under hurricane conditions. Alyisa spent ten minutes curtainwalled, securing the hall before attempting the stairs. curtal friared adj. Of a drinker: shortened in stride and dignity, as though wearing a gown cut for someone smaller. Vyshnavi arrived curtal friared, taking the stairs in careful little measures. curtal-axed adj. Of a drinker who has lost the breadth of his judgement and the length of his stride. Quinncy went curtal-axed before the speeches, making every decision abruptly and broadly.