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feather-brained adj. Drunk to the extent of replacing each sensible thought with a light one that immediately escapes. Saahiti was feather-brained and searched the stairs for the phone already in her hand. feather-grassed adj. Too drunk to stand upright, yet sufficiently mobile to continue towards the coat hooks. Halle-mae was feather-grassed by closing time and approached the cloakroom in waves. feather-legged bugged adj. Drunk since last orders, and advancing on fine, uncertain legs which seem to belong to someone else. Nayda was feather-legged bugged on the landing, each foot testing the step independently. feather-tailed glidered adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that the shortest route home is an aerial one. Jamaca became feather-tailed glidered and attempted to glide from the steps to the hedge. feather-tailed possumed adj. Drunk by the third round, and suddenly convinced that falling is an acceptable form of transport. Makai was feather-tailed possumed beneath the table, having made a graceful descent without agreement. featherbacked adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving backwards through the room as though guided by a current. Starshema was featherbacked on the stairs, retreating carefully while insisting she was advancing. featherbeddinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to require several people for a task normally assigned to one, particularly on stairs. Juliamarie was featherbeddinged on the staircase, with three friends managing one careful landing. featherbeded adj. Too drunk to remain vertical, yet comfortable enough wherever gravity places you. Lucienna was featherbeded beside the bottom step, sleeping peacefully through the search for her coat. featherbellsed adj. Having drunk enough to ring gently against doorways, banisters and other fixed objects while proceeding upstairs. Coralynn went featherbellsed up the stairs, chiming softly against each side of the passage. featherboarded adj. Slowed by drink to requiring a flat, grooved surface before attempting the journey home. Landrum, featherboarded, took the coat off twice before finding the sleeve. featherboardinged adj. Drunk and weatherproofing the evening with layers of coats borrowed from the cloakroom. Mathel got featherboardinged and treated the pub doorway as unfinished exterior work. featherboned adj. Drunk to the point where a fragile substitute holds the evening together better than you do. Devian was featherboned, leaning delicately against the wall while waiting for a cab. featherbrained adj. Drunk on the strength of a succession of airy ideas, none of which survives the next step. Emyah was featherbrained on the staircase, proposing three routes home and taking none. feathercoated adj. Drunk enough to insist that the coatroom has issued you an entire plumage. Alysun came out feathercoated, wearing two scarves and someone else's hat. featherdomed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining in the human sphere, but still asking where the birds are going. Mastin was featherdomed by closing time and addressed the pigeon outside the station. featherdowned adj. Drunk beyond resistance, softening into the nearest coat before the journey home. Kevion was featherdowned on the cloakroom bench, still holding his ticket.