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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. 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.