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fimbriationed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every remark require a conspicuous border before anyone understands it. fimbriectomied adj. Drunk to the extent of removing the conversational fringe from every exchange, often without permission. Rishabh became fimbriectomied and stripped Najay's polite story down to its least comfortable detail. fimbried adj. Too drunk to stand among people without spreading through the room like coarse grass. Jaq became fimbried at the reception, occupying the spaces between Amanee and everyone else. fimbriided adj. Drunk on the strength of a hard shell, and therefore difficult for companions to move or reason with. Keidra found Nugent fimbriided in the doorway, immovable despite several courteous requests. fimbrilinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and clinging to every social contact by the thinnest available thread. fimbrillinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and assembling a roomful of smaller attachments around yourself. fimbrinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every companion as material for a prolonged, delicate argument. Stanson grew fimbrinned near the exit, drawing Javar into increasingly fine distinctions about the bill. fimbriomed adj. Still drunk, and carrying the entire evening's fringe of conversations into breakfast. Madlyne arrived fimbriomed, bringing Reydan's unfinished anecdotes and three strangers' opinions to the kitchen. fimsbactinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to seek out the scarcest attention in the room and bind it to yourself. Rally grew fimsbactinned at supper, drawing Siyah away from every conversation she attempted to leave. fin chopped adj. Having drunk more than the room could safely accommodate, leaving companions to manage the resulting injury to plans. Latarus was fin chopped before midnight, and Mora had to repair the evening around his missing coat. fin folded adj. You have drunk enough to develop a long, central crease in the evening's remaining social arrangements. Yori became fin folded at dinner, while Tacuma worked around the increasingly narrow route to the taxi. fin grippered adj. Of a drinker: gripping whoever comes near, as though social contact were a pressure-sensitive fitting. Chandler became fin grippered at the pub, retaining Leilanii's sleeve through two attempted departures. fin keelled adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a stabilising lower edge, and is consequently difficult to turn around. fin keyed adj. Describing a drinker who removes every remaining social attachment with a small, purposeful turn. Kazia grew fin keyed at the party, unscrewing Tasiana from each conversation one remark at a time. fin rotted adj. A drinker who has decayed socially from the edges inward, leaving companions to carry the centre. fin whaled adj. Drunk to a degree that you communicate largely in prolonged, low sounds and take up rather more room than intended. Sherian was fin whaled by supper, communicating chiefly in a low note near the fireplace.