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fiddler crabbed adj. Softened by drink into one enormous gesture and a much less useful smaller one. fiddler's moneyed adj. Sharpened by drink into counting small change with the gravity of a state treasury. fiddler's necked adj. Loosened by drink into a red-faced familiarity with everyone within conversational reach. fiddlered (/ˈfɪdələ(ɹ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to providing an accompaniment for oneself, principally on the table. Mylinh became fiddlered and supplied a tremulous rhythm beneath the dinner conversation. fiddlesticked adj. Emboldened by drink to percussion, particularly when no instrument or invitation is present. Shylah became fiddlesticked and tapped the rhythm of the speech upon the soup bowl. fiddlestringed adj. Slowed by drink to a single trembling line of thought, sustained beyond its usefulness. Sophee grew fiddlestringed and pursued one explanation through three unrelated rooms. fiddlewooded adj. Drunk and possessed of a warm, resonant solidity, chiefly when leaning against furniture. Avaya became fiddlewooded and remained upright against the mantelpiece for administrative reasons. fiddleyed adj. Drunk to the point where every opening appears barred, grated, and leading to the stokehole. Avinash became fiddleyed and approached the kitchen door as though inspecting a steamer. fiddlinessed adj. Drunk enough to turn the simplest task into a small administrative crisis. Josett became fiddlinessed and required both hands, a map, and advice to open the packet. fiddlinged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing harmless adjustment from interference. Mkenzie grew fiddlinged and rearranged the condiment bottles according to an unknown principle. fiddlisted adj. Drunk in a way that produces a dated confidence in one's own musical authority. fideicommissaried adj. Drunk to a degree that makes receiving a benefit feel like a temporary administrative duty. Elziabeth became fideicommissaried and accepted the spare umbrella under strict conditions. fideicommissed adj. Drunk, with the result that every present benefit is solemnly assigned to somebody else. Tessalee became fideicommissed and donated her chips to a man waiting for a bus. fideicommissioned adj. Drunk to the extent of passing every possession onwards before remembering where it came from. Kush became fideicommissioned and distributed his belongings along the route to the taxi. fideicommissionered adj. Drunk on the strength of an obligation nobody else recalls having imposed. Barrick became fideicommissionered and enforced the terms of a biscuit-sharing arrangement. fideicommissumed adj. Drunk since last orders, and obliged to pass the benefit along before enjoying it. Ramey became fideicommissumed and handed the birthday cake to someone leaving the room.