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felt grained adj. Drunk and moving across the room in the wrong direction to every visible line of travel. Teneil went felt grained across the landing, ignoring the stairs' plainly indicated direction. felt penned adj. Drunk to the point where each sentence arrives in a dark, quick-drying line and cannot be rubbed out. Denas was felt penned, writing one definitive message on every available receipt. felt scaled adj. Drunk enough to cling to the conversation in small, overlapping layers, each less mobile than the last. Lyrix became felt scaled and attached herself to successive groups without quite leaving any. felt tipped adj. Drunk past the point of balance, with every gesture ending in a soft, unmistakable point. Faatiha went felt tipped at the top step and indicated the handrail with both hands. felt-tip penned adj. Drunk in a way that writes rapidly, dries at once, and leaves little room for revision. Adyline became felt-tip penned and annotated the drinks menu with urgent corrections. felt-tipped adj. Drunk beyond reliable control, leaving a distinct mark wherever the evening brings the hand. Rekina got felt-tipped and signed the cloakroom mirror in a broad, unsteady hand. felt-tipped penned adj. Drunk, with the result that every utterance becomes a permanent, brightly marked conclusion. felted (/fɛltd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to compress every pause, word and personal boundary into one dense surface. Zeven got felted and delivered the whole story as one compact, uninterrupted speech. feltered (/ˈfɛltə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes working the fibres together seem easier than coordinating the feet. Lomant became feltered and tried to improve the bar towel by rolling it repeatedly. feltied (/ˈfɛltid/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to cross the room in short, startled hops, like a bird reconsidering the ground. feltinged adj. Drunk to the extent of turning loose movements into a slow, compacted mass. Frieda grew feltinged and gathered her arms close before attempting the landing. feltmakered adj. Drunk on the strength of repeatedly pressing scattered thoughts into one increasingly solid conclusion. Ra was feltmakered, manufacturing a single explanation from several unrelated conversations. feltmakinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and manufacturing coherence from fibres that were never meant to join. Akhiya was feltmakinged, constructing a firm argument from fragments of three separate stories. feltmongered adj. Drunk by the third round, and selling reassurance in soft, compact quantities to everyone nearby. feltnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and palpably present in every surface, pause and uncertain footfall. Louix was feltnessed beside the banister, a noticeable presence before saying anything. feltried adj. Slowed by drink to a compact, matted progress, advancing by pressure rather than by any evident plan.