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drift mined adj. Loosened by drink into a drinker who reaches home through a horizontal passage of uncertain depth. Zamarah was drift mined by last orders, excavating a route through the coats. drift mininged adj. Emboldened by drink to excavate through old sediment, looking for lost change and the last viable route home. Karroll became drift mininged beneath the table, prospecting for a receipt and another round. drift netted adj. Slowed by drink to a broad, floating obstruction through which the departing crowd must navigate. Enia was drift netted across the doorway, delaying everyone after last orders. drift of the forested (/ˌdɹɪft‿əv ðə ˈfɒɹɪstd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the coat check becomes an inquiry into ownership, fines, and rightful pasture. Sharnaye was drift of the forested by last orders, auditing every coat before departure. drift parked adj. Drunk enough to treat the pavement outside the pub as a driving track and the taxi queue as a bend. Librado was drift parked beside the taxi rank, attempting a slow turn around a bollard. drift phonked (/dɹɪft fɒŋkd/) adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary dancing, proceeding home to an internal low-frequency soundtrack. Mudasir was drift phonked by closing time and walked to the station with one persistent rhythm. drift sailed adj. Drunk on the strength of several rounds, and relying on the surrounding company to reduce the sideways progress. Birkley drift sailed towards the exit while Michal quietly altered the route. drift seeded adj. Drunk in a way that disperses you over distance, usually according to the flow of departing taxis. Vicy was drift seeded after closing time and turned up several streets from home. drift spaced adj. Drunk, with the result that the conversation has an unmodulated interval between every thought and reply. Darius-andrei was drift spaced by last orders, leaving silent gaps between directions home. driftaged adj. Drunk to a degree that the journey home departs steadily from its intended course. Hu was driftaged by closing time and reached home after a prolonged deviation past the river. driftbolted adj. A drinker so far gone that every fresh round is treated as an instrument for expelling the previous one. Londonrose became driftbolted and attempted to remove a lager with another lager. drifted (/dɹɪftd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that movement, rather than intention, determines the route home. Wila drifted through last orders and reached the taxi rank by navigational accident. driftered (/ˈdɹɪftəd/) adj. The state of being drunk and changing pubs, occupations, and explanations with equal lack of ceremony. Aslan grew driftered and gave up both his seat and his account of the evening. driftfished adj. The condition of a drinker who floats through warm rooms, nocturnal and apparently governed by currents. Shanin went driftfished, appearing at the buffet whenever the room's current permitted. driftfulnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who relinquishes destination, purpose, and eventually the distinction between them. Sophear became driftfulnessed and allowed the taxi rank to determine the remainder of the evening. driftinessed adj. Reduced by drink to a state of gentle, unregistered movement, without reference to any human classification. Phillis grew driftinessed and crossed the room by a route no map would endorse.