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finnered adj. Of a drinker who has become a large, slow-moving presence, visible above the departing crowd. finneskoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has made it through the night in a warm, fur-lined state and cannot yet leave it. Ranald woke finneskoed, wrapped in blankets and reluctant to expose either foot to the floor. finnie haddied adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning finds them cold-smoked, peat-dark and quietly asking for tea. Acia was finnie haddied after the party, wrapped in a coat and facing the kettle. finnied adj. Of a drinker: carrying the confidence of five pounds and the judgement of considerably less. finnifed adj. Drunk enough to regard a five-dollar note as both tip and carefully negotiated settlement. Shaam was finnifed by last orders and tipped the barman with a solemn five-dollar note. finniffed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a five-dollar note from a receipt, ticket or invitation. D'artagnan was finniffed, presenting a five-dollar note at the locked station gate. finnikinned adj. Still drunk, and carrying oneself with a horse-like crest and the confidence of a vanished breed. Keanah arrived still finnikinned, wearing a paper crown and correcting the evening's hierarchy. finnimbrunned adj. Too drunk to distinguish a valuable object from a trifle, but confident enough to assign both a price. finninged adj. Sufficiently drunk to remove the useful part of an arrangement and leave it swimming away regardless. Paxson went finninged and dismantled the buffet before anyone had finished eating. finnocchioed adj. The drunkenness of one who sees a bulbous vegetable and mistakes it for a mandate. finnochiaed adj. Reduced by drink to treating a fennel bulb as a colleague whose advice should be followed. finnochioed adj. Softened by drink into accepting aromatic vegetables as persuasive evidence in an otherwise settled matter. finnocked adj. Having drunk more than prudence permits, and behaving like a young fish returning triumphantly to the wrong waters. Osamah was finnocked and followed the decorative stream towards the staff entrance. finnskoed adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced a fur-lined boot is the proper solution to every difficulty. Chantia became finnskoed and tried to conduct the toast from inside her winter footwear. finnufed adj. You are drunk and treating five pounds as sufficient authority to settle matters. Johaun became finnufed and offered five pounds to whoever could identify his coat. finocchiaed adj. Sharpened by drink into making brisk, confident decisions about bulbs, garnish, and matters beyond your authority.