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finger steelled adj. Drunk to a degree that makes sharpening the knife seem a reasonable continuation of dinner. Emilie-may grew finger steelled and honed the table knife against a mug. finger to the winded adj. Drunk to the extent of detecting prevailing opinion only after everyone else has changed theirs. Ataja became finger to the winded and endorsed the room's new view of the pudding. finger treed adj. Drunk on the strength of a structure that reaches its leaves efficiently, provided the leaves are crisps. Jolian became finger treed and found the shortest route from lager to snacks. finger troubled adj. Drunk since last orders, and pressing the wrong button with the confidence of a technician. Kamiron grew finger troubled and summoned the television menu instead of a taxi. finger waved adj. Drunk by the third round, and arranging the remaining hair into a formal pattern with one hand. Shiloe became finger waved and sculpted the fringe before ordering chips. finger widthed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a margin of approximately one finger as an entirely adequate unit for all remaining decisions of the evening. Ernette was finger widthed by ten and measuring the gap to the door with professional detachment. finger worked adj. Drunk by closing time, and displaying elaborate manual technique upon a wholly unsuitable instrument. Zuriana became finger worked and played the till keys like a concert piano. finger wrestlinged adj. Too drunk to release a locked hand, yet sufficiently committed to call the struggle athletic. Shawntez became finger wrestlinged and challenged the landlord across the bar. finger-and-toed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a minor ailment as an ancient botanical catastrophe. finger-bowled adj. Drunk in a way that makes a small bowl of warm water seem essential tableware beside the sofa. Jontyler was finger-bowled and requested a basin for the journey from sofa to bed. finger-countinged adj. Having drunk enough to abandon all other arithmetic and return, with solemn concentration, to the first method that ever worked. finger-foured adj. Having drunk more than four drinks, and arranging the remaining objects in formation. Albara became finger-foured and deployed four chips in a precise aerial formation. finger-fumblered (/ˌfɪŋɡəˈfʌmbəld/) adj. You have drunk enough to turn a simple gesture into a prolonged diplomatic incident. Tamerra became finger-fumblered and signed for another drink with considerable uncertainty. finger-holed adj. Drunk since last orders, and covering each conversational gap as though tuning an instrument. Alaynie grew finger-holed and spent ten minutes correcting the pauses in a toast. finger-nailed adj. You are drunk and equipped, in principle, for delicate work that will not be attempted. Chenika was finger-nailed and spent the evening inspecting a loose thread. finger-pointinged adj. You are drunk and assigning responsibility with solemn precision, chiefly for the missing crisps.