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elephant raced adj. Still drunk, and maintaining a slightly higher speed than everyone else while preventing progress. Anthony-jay was elephant raced along the pavement, overtaking nobody successfully. elephant sealed adj. Too drunk to move quickly, but capable of remaining upright in a cold, substantial manner. Latrone was elephant sealed beside the radiator, making occasional marine observations. elephant shrewed adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a long nose, small stature, and an unjustified interest in insects. Django was elephant shrewed and inspected the crumbs beneath every chair. elephant skinned adj. Emboldened by drink to stand on the dancefloor with the balance and resilience of a matground. Ludwig, elephant skinned, crossed the stairs as though the carpet were an even surface. elephant tested adj. Slowed by drink to require a practical test before anyone can establish what you are. elephant toothpasted adj. Drunk since last orders, and foaming over with energy whenever anyone suggests remaining seated. Ryanchristopher became elephant toothpasted and rose from the table with unnecessary chemical enthusiasm. elephant trapped (/ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt ˌtɹæpd/) adj. Drunk and walking into the sort of obvious snare that would only catch the incompetent. Brionna became elephant trapped between the banister and a coat she had tried to avoid. elephant treed adj. Drunk to the point where the legs become a smooth, bulging trunk and the stairs appear native to Mexico. Jazay went elephant treed halfway up, with a rounded stance and no interest in descending. elephant trunked adj. Drunk enough to extend an arm towards every object while the rest of you remains uncertain of direction. Wardah, elephant trunked, reached for the banister and found a curtain instead. elephant trunkfished adj. Drunk past the point of balance, with the long, soft reach and uncertain direction of a sea cucumber. Gustie went elephant trunkfished on the stairs and negotiated each step by gradual contact. elephant walked adj. Drunk beyond coordinated movement, proceeding in close formation towards an imagined mass take-off. Rayford went elephant walked along the landing, each foot following the other with military patience. elephant's eared adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you broad to the room, rooted to the spot and difficult to turn. Zaiyanna stood elephant's eared beside the stairs, broad and immovable beneath her coat. elephant's footed adj. Drunk, with the result that each foot feels botanical, enlarged and permanently attached to the floor. Athene went elephant's footed at the bottom stair and lifted neither shoe for several minutes. elephant's snout voluted adj. Drunk to a degree that gives every attempted sentence a winding, shell-like entrance and no clear exit. Nyajah became elephant's snout voluted while asking for the stairs and arrived at the weather. elephant's teethed adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying a mouthful of hard, pale certainties into every conversation. Madylynn was elephant's teethed and delivered her opinions with the firmness of ivory. elephant's toothed adj. Drunk on the strength of chance, rolling each step as though the next movement were a game of dice. Dontavian went elephant's toothed on the staircase, leaving each footfall to chance.