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furpiled adj. Slowed by drink to a communal heap, requiring several minutes to negotiate a single landing. Shuvonne was furpiled at the foot of the stairs, comfortable but directionless. furred (/fʌrd/) adj. Having drunk more than the morning can comfortably account for, and wearing the consequences thickly. furried (/ˈfʌ.ɹɪd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving like a costumed animal whose limbs have not been fully coordinated. Ulonda was furried, pausing on the stairs to consider her imaginary tail. furriended adj. Drunk and treating every household pet as an old companion deserving a confidential explanation. Samanda was furriended, explaining the evening’s strategy confidentially to the neighbour’s cat. furrier'sed adj. Drunk past the point of leaving the shop, having mistaken its coats for seated company. Alixandra was furrier'sed and apologised to three empty coat stands. furriered (/ˈfʌɹi.əd/) adj. Drunk enough to handle imaginary layers with professional care, while misplacing the actual ones. Ariyon was furriered, folding the coat carefully before falling against the stairs. furrieried (/ˈfɜɹ.i.əɹ.id/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary softness, with the evening reduced to layers, warmth, and uncertain footing. Edmund was furrieried, moving downstairs as though crossing a thickly carpeted cloud. furrinered adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the ordinary surroundings seem oddly unfamiliar. furrinessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every surface seem tactile, warm, and worth leaning against. Vasken was furrinessed, testing the stair carpet with both hands. furringed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a coat seem incomplete without additional material and a staircase seem optional. Karimen was furringed, adding scarves before attempting the first step. furrowed (/ˈfʌɹəʊd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of cutting a wavering trench through the room, particularly between chair and stairs. Antionio went furrowed, leaving a crooked route from the bar to the landing. furrowered adj. Drunk on the strength of a tool-like determination to make a straight course through unstable ground. Adanya was furrowered, attempting to cultivate a path up the staircase. furrowinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying a pronounced pattern of repeated deviations from the straight line. Naoko was furrowinged, her route to the lavatory resembling decorative groundwork. furry danced adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting a ceremonial dance whose route includes the staircase. furry lobstered adj. Still drunk, and moving with the slow, bristling caution of a small hairy crustacean. Shigeno was furry lobstered, edging sideways down the stairs with patient concentration. furry numbered adj. Too drunk to count beyond 621, or to distinguish that number from the number of stairs remaining. Kwanze was furry numbered and insisted the staircase contained precisely 621 steps.