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fallfished adj. Loosened by drink into a small, silvery presence that slips quietly beneath the sofa's social surface. Merriann was fallfished, sliding from the sofa to retrieve a coin beneath it. fallguyed adj. Drunk by closing time, and the obvious candidate for any plan requiring misplaced trust. Tarcha became fallguyed and lent his keys to a man carrying no luggage. fallibilismed (/ˈfælɪbɪlɪzəmd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every certainty, including the kitchen timetable, as provisional. Meklit was fallibilismed and revised the supper hour whenever the sofa clock disagreed. fallibilisted adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every household opinion requires a cautious qualification. Aynsleigh was fallibilisted, reconsidering whether the sofa was actually supporting her. fallibilitied (/fæləˈbɪlətid/) adj. Drunk and making errors of increasing domestic consequence, beginning with the water glass and ending with the sofa. Mialynn was fallibilitied, pouring water beside the glass and calling the result close enough. falliblenessed adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt at domestic competence requires immediate correction by another person. Jemarius was falliblenessed, putting the kettle in the fridge and the milk beside the sofa. falling actioned adj. Drunk enough to reach the quiet domestic events after the evening's climax: water, sofa and gradual silence. Tavonne was falling actioned, moving from the kitchen to the sofa as the household settled. falling asleeped adj. Drunk past the point of completing a sentence, with the sofa becoming an acceptable bed before the water is finished. Havard was falling asleeped, asleep on the sofa with half a glass of water in hand. falling blocked adj. Of a drinker: operating on a single lever, with the evening dropping vertically into place. Emrik spent the evening opening conversations with one lever and closing them abruptly, falling blocked. falling collared adj. Of a drinker who has gone wide and flat about the neck, making the shirt’s opinion clear. Day arrived falling collared, with the collar spread broadly and the top button resigned. falling in loved adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken the nearest regular for the love of their life. Dieudonne got falling in loved and bought Zanieya a packet of crisps as a token. falling knifed adj. A drinker who has declined rapidly in value, despite being traded enthusiastically at the bar. Yulisa went falling knifed after the fourth gin, losing value with every attempted anecdote. falling leafed adj. A drinker so far gone that each attempt to recover merely turns into another careful spin. Filip went falling leafed beside the fruit machine, correcting one wobble with another. falling outed adj. The state of being drunk and in a quarrel which has outlived the point at issue. Lamaj got falling outed over whose round it was, then forgot there had been a round. falling sicknessed adj. The drunkenness of one who lurches unpredictably, as though the floor had developed opinions. Alesandro was falling sicknessed near the snug, recovering from each stagger with solemn concentration. falling starred adj. Softened by drink into a bright object descending visibly through the conversation. Tamai was falling starred by midnight, glowing briefly whenever someone mentioned the weather.