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feather boaed (/ˌfɛðə(ɹ)ˈbəʊəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of accepting decorative softness as a reasonable form of formal dress. Akyiah was feather boaed and wore the discarded scarf to the bus stop. feather duster wormed adj. The drunkenness of one who retreats into a tube by the wall, emerging only to wave both arms. Sanyu became feather duster wormed and conducted the conversation from behind the curtain. feather dustered (/ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)ˈdʌstəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who sways gently while attempting to clear imaginary dust from every surface. Niakia spent ten minutes dusting the banister with one hand, thoroughly feather dustered. feather edged adj. Reduced by drink to a narrow margin of balance, especially on the edge of a stair. Jahsi was feather edged on the top step, with very little of him safely on either side. feather edgered adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who gives every word a dangerously precise, cutting finish. Attiana grew feather edgered and trimmed each sentence until only the offending point remained. feather grassed adj. Still drunk, and bending in every direction while maintaining that the walk home is perfectly manageable. Javius was feather grassed, swaying beside the taxi rank with admirable persistence. feather in one's capped adj. Loosened by drink into boasting of one small achievement as though it secured the whole evening. Daniellemarie was feather in one's capped after finding the lavatory without assistance. feather merchanted adj. Emboldened by drink to treat ordinary civilian life as an untested frontier. Marvic got feather merchanted and challenged the bus queue to a discussion about courage. feather ored adj. Slowed by drink to a fine, fibrous hesitation, spreading across the room without quite arriving anywhere. Tonua became feather ored on the stairs, advancing in a delicate web of separate decisions. feather oystered adj. Drunk and clamped to the nearest surface, opening only to offer another drink. Halsten was feather oystered against the bar, firmly attached but still requesting service. feather penned adj. Drunk to the point where every hand movement resembles writing, though no surface receives anything legible. Alecha was feather penned, tracing elaborate signatures in the air above the table. feather shotted adj. Drunk enough to break into small, bright movements which scatter before coordination can assemble them. Shyleen went feather shotted on the stairs, her hands and feet pursuing separate arrangements. feather sprayed adj. Drunk past the point of moving cleanly, throwing up a disturbance with every attempt at progress. Flosie came through the doorway feather sprayed, disturbing coats, chairs, and one quiet conversation. feather starred adj. Drunk beyond ordinary balance, waving all limbs independently while remaining surprisingly upright. Ischia stood feather starred beneath the landing light, each arm negotiating its own orbit. feather sticked adj. Drunk in a way that raises every movement into a small, combustible preparation for collapse. Leeandrea was feather sticked on the stairs, bristling with unstable gestures before attempting the descent. feather wooled adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the body warm, soft and poorly distinguished from the furnishings. Pene was feather wooled on the sofa, pliable enough to accept whatever position remained available.