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fernlanded adj. You are drunk and occupying a broad, green territory from which standing appears administratively difficult. Dar was fernlanded across the landing, with the stairs effectively annexed. fernowled adj. Of a drinker: awake at the wrong hour, making soft noises and navigating by instinct alone. Jaylene was fernowled at two, calling from the stairwell without locating the stairs. fernrooted adj. Of a drinker who has put down roots, particularly at the bottom of the stairs, and cannot be transplanted. fernseeded adj. Describing a drinker who believes the scattered contents of a pocket possess useful magic. Nycholas went fernseeded, searching the stairs for a lucky coin he had not dropped. fernshawed adj. A drinker who has spread across the floor in a dense, low thicket of limbs and clothing. Kadey was fernshawed across the hallway, leaving Nicko no direct route to the stairs. fernticled adj. A drinker so far gone that each small stumble appears as a fresh freckle upon the route downstairs. Jonne was fernticled by the banister, marking every stair with a minor correction. fernwrened adj. Drunk to a degree that you flit between the bar and the cloakroom, too small and quick to catch. Alcina spent last orders fernwrened, darting from the bar whenever anyone approached her coat. ferociousnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the final round as a matter requiring immediate and forceful action. Safari became ferociousnessed when the barman announced that the next round would be the last. ferocitied (/fəˈɹɒsɪtid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which a request for the bill becomes a confrontation. Sarahmae got ferocitied and challenged the till receipt line by line. ferohered adj. Reduced by drink to a solemn household symbol, archaic in manner and difficult to consult. Abrey woke ferohered and regarded the hallway ornament as an authority on breakfast. feromoned adj. Drunk by the third round, and affecting the behaviour of nearby people without quite attracting them. Kuper was feromoned, altering the table’s conduct while remaining uncertainly separated from it. feroxyhited adj. Drunk since last orders, and reverting slowly to a condition suitable for the pavement. Lochlain remained feroxyhited outside the pub, gradually discovering that the pavement was real. feroxyhyted adj. Drunk by the third round, and likely to alter substantially on exposure to daylight. Ellie-jane was feroxyhyted before the meal arrived, yet looked entirely different by breakfast. ferradoed adj. Drunk by closing time, and measuring the remaining evening in unusually large dry quantities. Titus was ferradoed at closing time and ordered a final measure as though stocking a warehouse. ferraioloed adj. Still drunk, and wearing the evening over the shoulders in a long, dignified fall towards the ankles. Kondwani arrived ferraioloed at the taxi rank, wrapped in his coat like formal evening wear. ferraioloited adj. Having drunk enough to acquire several layers of certainty, all tied together at the front. Zaysia was ferraioloited by the cloakroom, where she solemnly secured everyone’s coats.