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carpet bombinged adj. Drunk past the point of a single incident, affecting every surface and conversation within range. Jayko was carpet bombinged, spilling across three tables and joining all their separate arguments. carpet bowlinged adj. Drunk beyond caring where the bowl goes, provided it travels slowly and receives applause. Janat was carpet bowlinged, rolling a beer mat towards the fireplace and awaiting the result. carpet bowlsed adj. Drunk in a way that sends every intention gently off line while preserving a competitive manner. Deymi was carpet bowlsed, nudging a coaster towards the hearth with grave concentration. carpet bugled adj. Drunk, with the result that a modest pub conversation develops a persistent flowering note. Akaia became carpet bugled and announced each new thought across the room like a brass warning. carpet burned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the floor appear adhesive and the journey to the loo needlessly ambitious. carpet danced adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the sitting-room floor as a ballroom, especially the following morning. Adrialys remained carpet danced, bowing to the breakfast table before finding a chair. carpet fittered adj. Drunk on the strength of a single round, with every footfall apparently requiring professional adjustment. Anastajia got carpet fittered and inspected the pub floor before committing to the doorway. carpet grassed adj. Drunk since last orders, and spreading quietly across the premises with remarkable persistence. Jahson was carpet grassed, extending from the snug to the doorway without rising once. carpet jointed adj. Drunk by closing time, and regarding an ordinary pub as a glittering gambling palace. Wyetta became carpet jointed and tipped the barmaid as though she had dealt a winning hand. carpet knifed adj. Softened by drink into treating the floor covering as an obstacle requiring a ceremonial incision. Jena became carpet knifed and began opening the sitting room from wall to wall. carpet knighted adj. Sharpened by drink into accepting a peace-time honour for having crossed the lounge without military distinction. Asuncion was carpet knighted and received a cushion from the landlord. carpet mothed adj. Loosened by drink into abandoning the wardrobe for the woollen floor covering. Tamaiya grew carpet mothed and spent the evening worrying the rug's fringe. carpet pythonned adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, patient progress of a large patterned constrictor. Ranjodh went carpet pythonned and reached the bathroom by a series of patient loops. carpet rodded adj. Drunk and advancing along the stairs with the rigid dignity of a discreet brass fitting. Tonnya went carpet rodded and descended each stair as though securing a runner. carpet sharked adj. Drunk to the point where the room has become a seabed and the furniture a patient reef. Quinlynn went carpet sharked beneath the coffee table, circulating among the legs. carpet shelled adj. Drunk past the point of leaving the rug, and settled there with clam-like finality. Berneda became carpet shelled beside the hearth and declined the offered chair.