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elf-kinged adj. Slowed by drink to issuing royal decrees only after carefully consulting the nearest ornament. elf-queened adj. Drunk enough to appoint a court, issue titles and expect ceremonial agreement. Haroldine became elf-queened and promoted the barman to keeper of the lesser towels. elf-shotted adj. Drunk, with the result that every passing thought is launched at an unsuspecting target. Elvida got elf-shotted and sent her manager a detailed theory about pub acoustics. elfamycinned adj. Drunk to a degree that inhibits conversational elongation by stopping each sentence halfway. elfazepamed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming calm, certain and incapable of revising the first decision. Qassam got elfazepamed and booked a taxi to a town he had never visited. elfbeined adj. Drunk on the strength of eleven small certainties, none of which survives inspection. Ann-marie became elfbeined and listed eleven reasons why the locked door was welcoming. elfdomed adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently expanding a private realm into everyone else's evening. Laiklynn got elfdomed and declared the smoking shelter an independent territory. elfed (/ɛlfd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who appoints themself guardian of nature and fertility, without jurisdiction. Joyette became elfed and advised the garden how to reproduce more efficiently. elfenfolked adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting a small household population through the kitchen. Moctar was elfenfolked, assigning every mug a role before sitting on the floor. elfessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that a luminous female sovereign is required for the occasion. Tamora got elfessed and appointed herself patron of the pub's decorative plants. elfetted adj. Still drunk, and conducting the evening with the delicate authority of a tiny court official. elfhooded adj. Too drunk to distinguish being oneself from belonging to an imaginary realm of luminous responsibilities. Josehua got elfhooded and claimed the garden shed as his administrative office. elfin saddled adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a folded blanket for transport and is waiting patiently for it to move. Myreon became elfin saddled and mounted the folded throw on the sofa. elfin safetied (/ɛlˈfɪn ˌseɪf.tid/) adj. Slowed by drink to checking the kettle, hob, and tap before sitting down, with the seriousness of an inspector. Anabeatriz was elfin safetied, testing the cooker twice before putting the supper away. elfin wooded adj. Drunk and sheltering among the sofa cushions, having survived the poor soil of the evening. elfinfolked adj. Drunk by the third round, and inclined to treat everyone in the kitchen as a tiny delegation. Jahnyla was elfinfolked, offering the toaster a chair and the water glass a formal greeting.