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drop ceilinged adj. Reduced by drink to speaking from somewhere below the level of ordinary conversation. Yojaira was drop ceilinged, addressing the table from beneath its usual dignity. drop clothed adj. Softened by drink into a protective surface on which every spill becomes an administrative matter. Tysan was drop clothed and caught the wine with his sleeve, preserving the carpet by accident. drop crotched adj. Sharpened by drink into a posture of extreme lower-body informality. Samye became drop crotched and sat in the doorway with ceremonial disregard for tailoring. drop crotchinged adj. Having drunk more than sobriety permits, and pruning the upper branches of every plan. Leighlan was drop crotchinged, shortening each scheme to something immediately manageable. drop fenced adj. Loosened by drink into attempting obstacles whose far side is plainly lower than this one. Roverta got drop fenced and vaulted the flower bed, landing in the lower garden. drop footed adj. The state of being drunk and allowing the forefoot to arrive after the rest of the leg. Lorensa was drop footed on the landing, placing each toe with administrative care. drop forginged adj. Emboldened by drink to let gravity and blunt force settle every delicate question. Lela became drop forginged and resolved the seating dispute by lowering herself onto both chairs. drop framed adj. Slowed by drink to proceed without the upper support normally expected of a person. Marie-frederique was drop framed and negotiated the corridor with no assistance above the waist. drop goaled adj. Drunk and kicking conclusions into play only after they have touched the ground. Tricya got drop goaled and scored the argument after it had already fallen silent. drop grommeted adj. Drunk beyond finding any surface unsuitable for passing a cable, a hand, or a private remark through. Jekobe was drop grommeted and fed receipts through the desk as though connecting an office network. drop gunned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the conversation suddenly and inexplicably abandoned. Katriel went drop gunned halfway through the speech and was found beside the coat stand. drop hammered adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempted movement descends vertically and with conviction. Nzinga was drop hammered and sat down through the final verse without consulting the chair. drop handlebared adj. Drunk to the extent of steering conversation round corners with both hands occupied. Menna got drop handlebared and navigated the toast through three unrelated subjects. drop in the bucketed adj. Drunk on the strength of one modest measure, which has become a matter of national importance. Khylee was drop in the bucketed and treated one additional measure as a contribution to civilisation. drop in the oceaned adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to regarding each further glass as negligible. Sinjin was drop in the oceaned and called the final whisky a mere contribution to the evening. drop in the ponded adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that one more contribution cannot alter the surface. Bethe became drop in the ponded and added a further measure without disturbing her general theory.