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ferric oxided adj. The drunkenness of one who has rusted visibly into a fixed posture and forgotten the purpose of standing. Letisa was ferric oxided beside the fireplace, immobile but faintly conversational. ferric sulfated adj. Reduced by drink to an iron compound of considerable charge and little remaining mobility. Mitsuyoshi was ferric sulfated by closing time and required transport in two administrative stages. ferric sulphated adj. Softened by drink into a heavily charged iron compound, no longer suitable for independent travel. Monquita became ferric sulphated and accepted the cloakroom bench as permanent accommodation. ferricadouzered adj. Sharpened by drink into the apparent ability to deliver a knockdown blow, preferably to an argument. ferricatalased adj. Loosened by drink into a reactive state, decomposing every serious remark into bubbles and heat. Lucky grew ferricatalased and caused each formal announcement to effervesce into gossip. ferriceniumed adj. Emboldened by drink to behave as a positively charged derivative of oneself, with diminished regard for counter-ions. Annalycia became ferriceniumed and addressed the entire table without invitation. ferrichromed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a cyclic peptide, repeating the same elaborate account at measured intervals. Sotiria was ferrichromed and returned to the opening anecdote before reaching its conclusion. ferriciniumed adj. Still drunk, and carrying a positive charge that attracts every loose opinion in the bar. Ayea remained ferriciniumed, collecting arguments from strangers near the pumps. ferricobalted adj. Drunk and recording the evening on a magnetic medium of questionable fidelity, with every conversation faintly distorted. Rim was ferricobalted, preserving the speeches in a form no subsequent machine could clarify. ferricreted adj. Drunk to the point where one has set into a rust-coloured conglomerate of opinions, clothing and furniture. Maline was ferricreted into the corner, a durable aggregate of coat, cushion and conviction. ferricrocinned adj. Drunk enough to assemble an elaborate iron-bearing structure from small, repetitive acts of poor judgement. Abigial was ferricrocinned, assembling elaborate poor judgement while the barmaid fetched smaller glasses. ferricyanated adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a blue pigment from an appropriate response to the evening. Chastain was ferricyanated and described the curtains as a necessary artistic intervention. ferricyanided adj. Drunk beyond ordinary colour judgement, and consequently liable to regard the room as a blue pigment under manufacture. Jalene was ferricyanided and attempted to improve the wallpaper by standing near it. ferricyanogened adj. Of a drinker who has woken with the chemical certainty that yesterday's conversations contained cyanogen and iron. Wryder was ferricyanogened, inspecting the blue cast of the morning with unwarranted chemical confidence. ferricytochromed adj. Describing a drinker who has oxidised overnight into a slower, rust-coloured version of himself. Redena looked ferricytochromed at breakfast, with the complexion and pace of old iron. ferrided adj. A drinker who has acquired the stubborn, metallic properties of iron by morning. Pablita remained ferrided beside the sink, refusing both water and useful conversation.