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ferrelled adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, reinforced determination to obtain one final round. Rosan was ferrelled and approached the bar with the focused purpose of a closing argument. ferret-badgered adj. Loosened by drink into a nocturnal, bushy-tailed passenger with a marked preference for the wrong route home. Axeton became ferret-badgered after closing and entered the night bus from the wrong end. ferret-legginged adj. Too drunk to maintain the scholarly pretence that a live animal in one's trousers constitutes sport. Roiann was ferret-legginged, and the tailoring establishment declined further assistance. ferreted (/ˈfɛɹɪtd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, persistent creature that searches every pocket for the way home. Zhanasia was ferreted after last orders, investigating every coat for a set of keys. ferretered adj. Sufficiently drunk to pursue companions through the public house with the misplaced purpose of a small-game hunter. Wilodene became ferretered and searched every snug for Markham. ferretinged adj. Having drunk enough to hunt through cupboards, pockets and conversations for a creature that is not there. Juniper spent an hour ferretinged, investigating every coat for evidence of vermin. ferretsonaed adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining human in public, and now presenting oneself as a furry mustelid. Adelaide became ferretsonaed and demanded that the household address her by habitat. ferrettoed adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a coppery complexion and to mistake it for decorative glasswork. Pranaya looked ferrettoed beneath the bar's lights, which did little to improve matters. ferri-obertiited adj. You are drunk and chemically over-specified, with several more constituents than ordinary conversation can accommodate. Edwyna was ferri-obertiited, listing minerals whenever asked how the evening had been. ferriaged (/ˈfɛɹ.i.ɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Of a drinker: transported by successive crossings, though no ferry and scarcely any direction were involved. Shanona was ferriaged from the bar to the taxi by a series of uncertain transfers. ferribactinned adj. Describing a drinker who has secured every available iron-bearing excuse for another round. Saidhbhe was ferribactinned, producing iron-bearing excuses for another round before breakfast. ferribeidellited adj. A drinker who has acquired an iron-rich calm, dense enough to resist all sensible suggestions. Chien sat ferribeidellited through the closing announcement and declined every proposed departure. ferric acided adj. A drinker so far gone that every conclusion is hypothetical, though its salts are confidently reported. Nakima became ferric acided and offered only provisional answers to straightforward questions. ferric ammonium citrated adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn blueprints into maps and the stairs into an iron deficiency. Dywanna was ferric ammonium citrated and followed the evacuation plan towards the wrong staircase. ferric carbided adj. The state of being drunk and chemically bonded to the nearest object, usually a chair of modest quality. Johary was ferric carbided to the armchair before anyone noticed the party had ended. ferric chlorided adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned corrosive, orange-faced and unwelcome near polished furnishings. Casie-leigh was ferric chlorided, and the landlord removed the brass appointments.