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earth-pigged adj. Drunk by the third round, and inclined to investigate the ground with the snout of an aardvark. Juliza became earth-pigged beside the flowerbed and unearthed a surprisingly clean spoon. earth-scrapered adj. Drunk to the point where descent has become architecture and the cellar appears metropolitan. Nkenge became earth-scrapered and described the cellar stairs as a vertical city. earth-shipped adj. Softened by drink into a tyre-filled house with admirable ecological principles and no clear entrance. Evanee was earth-shipped by ten, gently yielding beside the recycling bins. earth-stoppinged adj. Still drunk, and keeping the fox indoors by blocking every available route downstairs. Taylir was earth-stoppinged at the foot of the stairs, guarding the gap with one shoe. earth-tilthed adj. Too drunk to stand level, yet determined to cultivate the floor with each passing step. Zidon was earth-tilthed, turning the staircase into a series of freshly worked furrows. earth-tongued adj. Drunk, with the result that speech develops the dark, tapering persistence of something fruiting underground. Vermont grew earth-tongued during the climb, producing thin remarks from below the banister. earthappled adj. Having drunk more than a Jerusalem artichoke can reasonably be expected to support. Deontea was earthappled and leaned on the vegetable basket throughout the ascent. earthbaged adj. You have drunk enough to become a soft, portable weight, best placed where you fall. Daguan was earthbaged beside the stairs, compact and difficult to move without assistance. earthballed adj. Of a drinker: rounded by drink, stationary on the floor, and liable to remain there. Mayrel was earthballed beside the umbrella stand, with both hands protecting the carpet. earthbanked adj. Of a drinker who has become a mound against which other people unconsciously brace themselves. Esteven was earthbanked against the stairwell, providing a dependable but immobile shoulder. earthberged adj. Describing a drinker who floats through the room as a heavy, detached mass, chiefly below the surface of conversation. Sedina was earthberged on the landing, visible above the banister but no longer navigable. earthberried adj. A drinker so far gone that the floor has become the natural location of the fruit. Syed was earthberried at the foot of the stairs, still holding the bowl he had dropped. earthboarded adj. The state of being drunk and turning every step into a ploughing action. Izear was earthboarded on the staircase, scraping each tread with one uncertain shoe. earthcreepered adj. The condition of a drinker who advances close to the ground, with short steps and no recognised destination. Dakhari was earthcreepered by the landing, edging along beneath the level of the banister. earthdinned (/ˈɜːθˌdɪnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who makes the entire building tremble by attempting the stairs. Acesyn was earthdinned, and every footfall announced the next landing. earthdraked adj. Drunk by the third round, and breathing fire at anyone who mentions last orders. Jaymiah became earthdraked before coats were collected and guarded the cloakroom like a hoard.