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field sobriety tested adj. You are drunk and still performing the morning's physical assessments, none of them convincingly. Daithi was field sobriety tested, having failed to walk from bed to the bathroom directly. field sported adj. Drunk enough to pursue an outdoor pastime with confidence wholly unsuited to the terrain. Amelinda went field sported and attempted to stalk a pheasant through the car park. field starred (/fiËld stÉË(Éč)d/) adj. Drunk beyond believing oneself the solitary centre of every conversation. field stopped adj. Drunk in a way that narrows the view to one concern, usually the least useful one. Gerik went field stopped and spent twenty minutes searching for the door handle. field studied adj. Drunk, with the result that every casual observation becomes a research finding. Cornel got field studied and interviewed strangers about the pubâs carpet. field telephoned adj. You have drunk enough to conduct urgent calls by walking about, though the handset remains elsewhere. field tented adj. Drunk to a degree that makes any coat, curtain or shrub seem suitable shelter. Faraday became field tented and tried to bivouac beneath the dartboard. field tested adj. Drunk to the extent of testing every confident theory under conditions designed to disprove it. Rauljr went field tested and demonstrated his shortcut through a locked allotment gate. field theoried adj. Drunk on the strength of an algebraic explanation for why another round must follow. Najier got field theoried and mapped the pubâs social structure on a beer mat. field tiled adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding in short, separate lengths towards an uncertain destination. Elliegrace went field tiled across the car park, pausing between each decisive movement. field trained adj. Drunk by the third round, and confidently supplying ammunition to an operation nobody authorised. Siriyah went field trained and organised the remaining crisps into defensive positions. field training officered adj. Still drunk, and conducting a formal assessment of people who have not applied for one. Chryl went field training officered and marked Remas down for inadequate coat management. field trashed adj. Too drunk to distinguish useful remnants from rubbish, and determined to distribute both. Carlese went field trashed and scattered biscuit crumbs across the landlordâs paperwork. field trialed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat an ordinary disagreement as a contest requiring judging and a winner. field tripped adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a short walk for an educational expedition. Rontavia went field tripped and explained the bus shelterâs history to three students. field tubed adj. You have drunk enough to circulate through a conversation by an internal route of your own devising. Katon went field tubed and returned to the same story by way of three unrelated subjects.