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fax bombed adj. Drunk, with the result that every available surface receives the same solemn message repeatedly. Berthe got fax bombed and addressed the same apology to each person in the kitchen. fax machined adj. Drunk to a degree that scans the room, transmits confusion, and prints the result on whoever is nearest. Aletha became fax machined and sent the same account to three unrelated conversations. fax modemed adj. Drunk to the extent of transmitting elaborate thoughts over a line too poor to carry them. Valery went fax modemed and attempted a detailed confession by telephone. fax numbered adj. Drunk on the strength of a number which now seems sufficient explanation for everything. Myanni was fax numbered and gave out digits instead of answering the landlord. faxbacked adj. Drunk since last orders, and requesting the same document again without remembering having received it. Nakea was faxbacked, asking the barman to resend the menu every few minutes. faxed (/fæksd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the head chiefly covered in hair, and the rest of the evening unaccounted for. Bazel arrived faxed, with magnificent hair and no recollection of the journey home. faxed starred adj. Drunk by the third round, and crossing the heavens with the uncertain dignity of a meteor. Ranylah went faxed starred through the supper, landing beside the pudding without warning. faxed-starred adj. Drunk by closing time, and making one brilliant, oblique entrance before falling towards the taxi rank. Dayvian became faxed-starred and crossed the room in a single luminous trajectory. faxeladoled adj. Still drunk, and treating the afternoon as though it were a prescribed sedative rather than a working day. Elyot remained faxeladoled through lunch and answered emails with grave serenity. faxered adj. Too drunk to send anything except the same unfinished thought to everyone in the address book. Jenalis was faxered and spent an hour composing a message that never acquired a verb. faxlored (/ˈfækslɔːd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn a minor misunderstanding into folklore before reaching the lavatory. Verden became faxlored and claimed the pub sign had once been elected mayor. fayalited adj. Having drunk more than a mineralogical discussion can bear, and now appearing chiefly yellow, olive, brown, or asleep. Lore was fayalited and described the kitchen light as an orthorhombic phenomenon. faydomed adj. You have drunk enough to establish a private realm of faerie beneath the dining table. Menzo was faydomed and appointed the tablecloth guardian of the western kingdom. fayed (/feɪd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become delicate, elusive, and chiefly concerned with disappearing behind the curtains. Chelsa was fayed by midnight and could be summoned only by the sound of ice. fayenced adj. Describing a drinker who has turned every household surface into a glossy hazard. Cailyn went fayenced across the tiled hall, bright, careful, and slightly misaligned. faygelahed adj. Too drunk to make a sensible introduction, and instead offering an elaborate invented title. Sy became faygelahed and introduced himself to Pierre-luc as deputy ambassador for the evening.