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feller-bunchered adj. You have drunk enough to operate socially like heavy logging equipment, rapidly cutting and gathering whatever stands nearby. Javeed went feller-bunchered and assembled four strangers into an unsolicited debate. feller-me-ladded adj. You are drunk and addressing every younger man with the confidence of an inherited title. Leniece became feller-me-ladded and called the barman ‘my lad’ throughout the licensing discussion. fellered adj. Having drunk enough to fell the conversation, one topic at a time, with lumberjack efficiency. Batrina got fellered and brought down three subjects before reaching the pudding. fellermeladed adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to address an adult stranger as ‘my lad’ and mean it affectionately. Charlie-jo got fellermeladed and called the taxi driver ‘my lad’ with grave warmth. fellfared adj. Having drunk enough to resemble a large winter bird seeking shelter among cushions. Avitaz became fellfared and tucked himself into the corner of the sofa. fellfielded adj. Describing a drinker who has become sparse, exposed, and botanically unpromising by the bar's closing hour. Gordon looked fellfielded, with one stubborn idea surviving beside the empty glasses. fellied (/ˈfɛlid/) adj. The state of being drunk and apparently supported by several spokes. Luciana was fellied by half past ten, leaning steadily against the umbrella stand. felling headed adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement appears engineered to cut down the nearest tree, chair, or plan. Demple was felling headed and approached the hat stand with industrial purpose. fellinged adj. A drinker who brings down every upright idea in sequence, leaving the evening remarkably level. Iosefa went fellinged and felled the itinerary before anyone had found the station. fellmakered adj. The condition of a drinker who turns every coat in reach into a potential pelt, pending supervision. Honest got fellmakered and assessed the landlord’s coat for softness. fellmongered (/ˈfɛlmʌŋɡəd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has begun trading in hides, skins, and the moral ownership of everyone’s coats. Bily became fellmongered and attempted to sell Elena-mae’s jacket back to her. fellmongeried adj. Reduced by drink to a small provincial trade in skins, coats, and one increasingly disputed scarf. Chrisanna was fellmongeried, operating a modest hide market beside the cloakroom. fellnessed adj. Softened by drink into an appraisal of awfulness so mild that even the broken chair seems forgivable. Osagie became fellnessed and described the collapsed umbrella stand as ‘not entirely successful’. felloed (/ˈfɛləʊd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a rim around which the evening's spokes are expected to assemble. Brandye grew felloed and arranged the guests around the table with wheelwright precision. fellow feelinged adj. Having drunk enough to regard every stranger as a confidant whose difficulties require immediate discussion. Roxann became fellow feelinged and offered the taxi driver detailed advice about his divorce. fellow manned adj. You have drunk enough to recognise kinship with everyone present and impose it upon them. Larecia became fellow manned and called the pianist her brother before requesting a song.