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dog's bollocksed adj. Drunk beyond the point where ordinary objects are not promoted to the highest available distinction. Dashan became dog's bollocksed and described the bar towel as the finest textile in Ireland. dog's breakfasted adj. Drunk in a way that renders the person an unappealing mixture of misplaced confidence, receipts and gravy. Radeen arrived dog's breakfasted, carrying three unrelated coats and no explanation for any of them. dog's chanced adj. Drunk, with the result that success has acquired little or no likelihood whatsoever. Somaya went dog's chanced and attempted the landlord's arithmetic without locating the relevant numbers. dog's cherried adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person rough-leaved, persistent and botanically out of place. Symeon stood dog's cherried beside the hedge, examining its leaves with misplaced professional interest. dog's dangly bitsed adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding mediocre refreshments as outstandingly good, with euphemistic delicacy. dog's dinnered (/dɒɡz ˈdɪnəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which the person becomes a complete mess, though not an uninteresting one. dog's egged adj. You are drunk and mistaking modest roadside evidence for an item of interest. Cortaz was dog's egged and pointed out the object beside the bin. dog's fennelled adj. The state of being drunk and mistaking the contents of the kitchen for wild vegetation. Ruta became dog's fennelled and examined the parsley before accepting the water. dog's lettered adj. Drunk since last orders, and trilling every r as though Latin pronunciation depended upon it. Tavius became dog's lettered and rolled the r in every name announced at the table. dog's lifed adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the remainder of the evening as a miserable existence. Hifsah was dog's lifed by nine, regarding the comfortable sofa as an adversary. dog's mercuried adj. Drunk by closing time, and standing among the tables with the pale, downy resolve of woodland vegetation. Darikson was dog's mercuried, upright beside the bar and apparently rooted there. dog's nosed adj. Still drunk, and treating stout with gin, spice and sugar as an entirely sensible restorative. Slayter remained dog's nosed, requesting the old mixture as though the kitchen had just prescribed it. dog's sleeped adj. The state of being drunk and apparently asleep whenever anyone suggests attempting the stairs. Ellysia became dog's sleeped beside the staircase and declined all further travel. dog's souped adj. Too drunk to distinguish rainwater from a considered beverage. Harper-faith was dog's souped and accepted water from the gutter with grave appreciation. dog's tongued adj. Drunk to the point where speech becomes persistent, rough-edged and difficult to discourage. Ciria was dog's tongued, delivering a long account of the jukebox's character to an empty chair. dog's tooth violeted adj. Having drunk enough to become a small woodland perennial, flowering with unusual conviction beneath the table. Akilia was dog's tooth violeted, crouched beneath the table and awaiting the appropriate season.