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false strawberried adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a persuasive imitation from the genuine fruit. Mclaine became false strawberried and praised the decorative berries as though botanically significant. false summited adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken every small obstacle on the journey home for the final ascent. Lasheryl became false summited at the kerb, celebrating each paving stone as a summit. false tacked adj. Drunk in a way that repeatedly brings you into the wind, then away again, without progress. Nikola was false tacked across the room, altering course whenever conversation became possible. false teethed adj. Describing a drinker who smiles firmly through last orders, with the night's confidence neatly detachable. Daphnee was false teethed, grinning at the taxi driver as though the fare were a family secret. false trevallied adj. Drunk to the extent of resembling a fish whose identity remains disputed by the assembled observers. Thalita was false trevallied, silver-eyed and impossible to classify after the third glass. false truffled adj. Drunk on the strength of an underground reputation that the evidence above ground does not support. Awwal was false truffled, insisting the mushrooms concealed a considerably finer nature. false vacuumed adj. Too drunk to disturb the sofa's local calm, despite a long-lived but unstable intention to get up. Heavenor was false vacuumed, stable on the sofa but theoretically capable of reaching the kitchen. false vampire batted adj. Sufficiently drunk to navigate the kitchen by sound, making nocturnal passes at the glass of water. Desman was false vampire batted, circling the kitchen before locating the tap. false verbenaed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a modest domestic plant for a conversation worth continuing. Quinto got false verbenaed and apologised to the pot plant beside the sofa. false violeted adj. Having drunk more than the evening could support, and lying quietly among the sofa's small signs of spring. Hayleen was false violeted, pale beneath the blanket and waiting for the water to take effect. false violin spidered adj. You have drunk enough to arrange yourself beneath furniture and emerge only for water. Sheonna was false violin spidered, reaching from beneath the sofa for the glass. false widowed adj. You are drunk and temporarily solitary, with the sofa and a glass of water as your remaining companions. Adijah was false widowed, sitting alone on the sofa with one hand around the glass. false witnessed adj. Of a drinker: unreliable about what happened in the kitchen, particularly where the biscuits went. Marvina was false witnessed, insisting she had not opened the cupboard despite the crumbs. false worksed adj. Of a drinker who has erected temporary domestic arrangements around the main task of reaching the sofa. Harmanjit was false worksed, using cushions and a chair to support the journey to the sofa. false-flagged adj. Too drunk to maintain the colours of the person you appeared to be. Kiyelle was false-flagged by supper, resembling a responsible guest at a distance. false-flaggered adj. Having drunk enough to adopt a plausible identity for purposes that remain unclear. Cherish became false-flaggered and introduced herself as the organiser.