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falling togethered adj. Sharpened by drink into a state where separate people, stools, and opinions become one mass. Kyng went falling togethered with the coat stand and remained there through closing. falling toned adj. Loosened by drink into a voice whose pitch descends steadily before the sentence reaches its pint. Aryn was falling toned, with every announcement ending somewhere beneath the bar. falling-offed adj. Emboldened by drink to demonstrate a steady decline in standards, volume, and useful conversation. Durl went falling-offed after the bell, offering less sense with increasing confidence. falling-outed adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned a minor disagreement into a lasting pub rift. Robbyn was falling-outed with the darts team after objecting to a perfectly ordinary score. falling-sicknessed adj. Reduced by drink to a succession of alarming drops, each followed by a formal recovery. Awena became falling-sicknessed beside the fruit machine, rising slowly after every collapse. fallinged (/ˈfɔːlɪŋd/) adj. Of a drinker: descending repeatedly, with the previous evening continuing its work after waking. Carmeisha was fallinged, dropping keys, dignity and eventually herself beside the sofa. falloed adj. Slowed by drink to the final ruling, delivered after the evidence has been forgotten. Lovik became falloed at the bar, reserving judgement until the last crisp had disappeared. falloffed adj. Drunk enough to decline gradually, with each pint removing a little more of the original plan. Cruzito was falloffed by eleven, forgetting the taxi while remembering another round. fallopian tubed adj. You have drunk enough to make every conversation pass through two incompatible channels. Autzen got fallopian tubed and gave one explanation to the host and another to the taxi driver. falloscopied adj. Drunk past the point of inspecting anything narrowly, though every tube in the pub receives attention. Aree was falloscopied, examining the straws in each drink with unwarranted clinical interest. fallotaspidided adj. Drunk enough to proceed sideways, with several hard ridges and no evident plan. Lutitia grew fallotaspidided and crossed the bar in a series of geological movements. fallout sheltered adj. Drunk to a degree that the only sensible refuge is a thick-walled corner of the pub. Elorm became fallout sheltered beneath the snug table, secure from conversation and incoming crisps. fallouted (/ˈfɔːlaʊtd/) adj. Drunk in a way that distributes small, persistent consequences throughout the room. Lailanie was fallouted, scattering peanuts, receipts, and minor grievances across the table. fallow cropped adj. Drunk on the strength of a green-field confidence that has yielded one substantial pub supper. Shana was fallow cropped after the cider, flourishing briefly on crisps and misplaced confidence. fallow deered (/ˈfæl.əʊˌdɪəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving with the wary, ornamental dignity of something accustomed to open ground. Safeerah was fallow deered, stepping delicately through the lounge as though pursued by hounds. fallowchated adj. The drunkenness of one who adopts the solemn, sidelong vigilance of a small bird, chiefly over the crisps. Acquanetta stood on the garden wall, fallowchated, surveying the barbecue with grave ornithological concern.