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devil's-food caked adj. Drunk to the point where chocolate appears to constitute a complete and balanced supper. Jomira was devil's-food caked and declined the savoury options without discussion. devil's-grassed adj. Loosened by drink into a low green persistence, taking root wherever the evening has left room. Rivan became devil's-grassed and put down conversational roots beside the coat pile. devil-in-a-bushed adj. You have drunk enough to become decorative, indistinct, and difficult to extract from the shrubbery. Aitanna ended up devil-in-a-bushed beside the garden border, apparently part of the planting. devil-in-a-misted adj. Having drunk more than the evening can clarify, wandering through a private garden of uncertain outlines. Alorah was devil-in-a-misted, searching the hedge for the entrance she had just used. devil-in-the-bushed adj. You are drunk and concealed among ordinary surroundings, while insisting that nothing unusual has occurred. Ulysse was devil-in-the-bushed behind the conservatory fern, answering questions confidently. devil-lored adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to explain every stumble through an elaborate history of demonic instruction. Efetobore became devil-lored, attributing his crooked walk to a school of ancient demons. devil-on-the-necked adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered neck and legs to an invisible restraint, moving only with ceremony. Emanee went devil-on-the-necked, advancing towards the taxi in two carefully supervised pieces. devil-sticked adj. Describing a drinker who keeps one object moving between the hands while the rest of the body loses coordination. Srushti became devil-sticked, juggling a breadstick while missing the glass entirely. devildomed adj. Of a drinker: ruling a private infernal kingdom whose principal torment is finding the loo. Tanija became devildomed and appointed the coat stand Minister of Difficult Decisions. deviled egged adj. Drunk in a way that makes every round seem to require separating, filling, and reassembling. Kazlynn arrived deviled egged, carrying the evening in two carefully garnished halves. deviled hammed adj. Drunk, with the result that the conversation becomes ground fine, heavily seasoned, and difficult to spread. Aidel got deviled hammed before the second round and seasoned every anecdote beyond recognition. devilessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the last round seem an appointment with a supernatural woman. Aliza-rae became devilessed at last orders and negotiated with the coat stand. devileted adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a small, itinerant nuisance between the bar and the cloakroom. Xoaquin went devileted after supper and hid one shoe beneath the coat pile. deviletted adj. Drunk on the strength of a modest wickedness, repeated whenever another round presents itself. Parx grew deviletted after midnight, moving everyone's coats one chair to the left. devilfished adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the room with several unrelated forms of marine awkwardness. Macksen was devilfished by closing time, drifting between tables and the solitary remaining coat. devilinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and already practising minor acts of mischief on the route to the cloakroom. Mckaylin went devilinged after the third round and exchanged two coats without explanation.