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feel-gooderied adj. Describing a drinker who substitutes conspicuous benevolence for any action requiring competence. Jayshun became feel-gooderied and congratulated everyone on intentions while ignoring the broken tap. feel-goodismed adj. You have drunk enough to regard cheerful gestures as a sufficient substitute for competent administration. Effie-rose became feel-goodismed and proposed applause instead of settling the disputed bill. feeler gauged adj. Of a drinker who has become a precise instrument for measuring gaps nobody asked about. Aarran was feeler gauged and tested the interval between every chair and table. feelered (/ˈfiːləd/) adj. Of a drinker: drunk and testing the atmosphere, the furniture, and several people's patience by touch. Idrees became feelered and assessed each chair before permitting himself to sit down. feelgooderied (/ˌfiːlˈɡʊdəɹid/) adj. A drinker who, after sufficient refreshment, mistakes smiling conspicuously for having accomplished something. Xin was feelgooderied and applauded the queue as though its existence were a civic triumph. feelgoodismed adj. You are drunk and treating general geniality as a complete political programme. Doxie got feelgoodismed and promised universal happiness before finding the cloakroom. feelie boxed adj. Sufficiently drunk to investigate the morning's objects by touch, with no reliable account of what they are. Hetty spent breakfast feelie boxed, identifying the kettle by touch and calling it uncertain. feelied (/fiːlid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that adult conversation has been abandoned in favour of nursery-level astonishment. Levio became feelied and asked whether the moon was allowed to follow him home. feeling in one's watered adj. The condition of a drinker who predicts the next round with confidence unsupported by meteorological evidence. Petar was feeling in one's watered and announced rain, followed by lager, within the hour. feeling in one's watersed adj. The drunkenness of one who possesses several internal forecasts, all pointing towards another drink. Albertie was feeling in one's watersed and trusted every liquid omen presented by the bar. feelinged (/ˈfiːlɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and experiencing every minor contact as a matter for formal consideration. Quinn was feelinged and treated the napkin's texture as evidence in a prolonged inquiry. feelinglessnessed adj. Reduced by drink to an admirable absence of emotion, particularly when the bill is presented. Radek was feelinglessnessed and received the missing wallet with scholarly indifference. feelingnessed adj. Softened by drink into an unusually receptive state, with sentiment readily admitted and poorly regulated. Brandea became feelingnessed and found profound significance in a teaspoon left beside the sink. feelled (/fiːld/) adj. Having drunk enough to mistake every surface for an authoritative account of reality. Sonya became feelled and inspected the wallpaper with the concentration of a trained clinician. feelnessed adj. Sharpened by drink into an instrument of perception, detecting significance in every draught and creak. Evelyn-mae was feelnessed and identified the refrigerator's hum as a personal communication. feelpinioned adj. Loosened by drink into an opinion founded principally on personal sensation and delivered as settled fact. Joshua-jack became feelpinioned and ruled the curry excessive on grounds of private conviction.