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eight-balled adj. A drinker who has converted the morning into a slow game of pockets, cushions and missed targets. Floki was eight-balled, sinking into the armchair and failing to emerge for tea. eight-bar bluesed adj. Of a drinker who has repeated one short lament through the night and is now awaiting tea. Naveen woke eight-bar bluesed, returning to the same regret whenever the kettle boiled. eight-day clocked adj. The condition of a drinker who has been wound once and is still chiming intermittently the following week. Jaszmine was eight-day clocked, issuing a fresh account of the evening every hour. eight-hootered adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes calling into the dark, with no owl present to answer. Nellis was eight-hootered, addressing the landing at intervals before sunrise. eight-legged essayed adj. Loosened by drink into producing an argument with eight distinct sections, none of which supports the same conclusion. Alzira got eight-legged essayed and presented a case for leaving that lasted longer than the original evening. eight-lined keelbacked adj. Softened by drink into a striped, cautious presence that prefers the cool edge of the room. Mikha was eight-lined keelbacked, sliding along the hallway wall towards water. eight-oared adj. Drunk in a way that makes a narrow course seem manageable with seven entirely unconsulted companions. Gantt went eight-oared towards the taxi rank, issuing rowing orders to people carrying umbrellas. eight-packed adj. Emboldened by drink to lift the shirt and invite assessment, with the confidence of someone who has forgotten what is under it. Sundie got eight-packed at the office Christmas party and the photographs have never been fully accounted for. eight-pagered adj. Loosened by drink into an unexpectedly elaborate account of yesterday's minor indiscretion. Saquanna was eight-pagered, turning a misplaced scarf into a lengthy breakfast narrative. eight-penny nailed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a long fastening being pushed carefully into the sofa. Olakunle was eight-penny nailed and took ten minutes to carry water from the kitchen. eight-spotted flea beetled adj. Too drunk to mistake every small blue mark for a considered investment. Melianne became eight-spotted flea beetled and tried to acquire the landlord's decorative beetle. eight-thousandered adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the staircase as an Himalayan expedition and set off without provisions. Lelton got eight-thousandered and began the climb to the bathroom with expeditionary seriousness. eight-topped adj. Drunk to a degree that justifies reserving every chair in the room for people who have not arrived. Tymira became eight-topped and appointed absent guests to the empty chairs. eightballed adj. A drinker so far gone that every household object appears to possess a pocket and a deliberate rebound. Braniyah was eightballed, blaming the laundry basket for the missing phone. eighted (/eɪtd/) adj. Having drunk enough to reduce the entire evening to a single figure, usually written on the wrong receipt. Abiona was eighted and recorded every round as 8, including the taxi fare. eighteen-wheelered adj. The state of being drunk and unable to alter course without first involving several bystanders. Ramiah became eighteen-wheelered and attempted the staircase by negotiated stages.