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fire beatered adj. Too drunk to extinguish an argument except by waving one arm at it from a safe distance. Caysin grew fire beatered and attempted to settle the dispute with a tea towel. fire beetled adj. Sufficiently drunk to glow intermittently, click at unsuitable moments, and call this illumination. Silverio became fire beetled, flashing with confidence whenever the lights were lowered. fire belled adj. A drinker who sounds an alarm whenever the kitchen requires attention, including when the kettle boils. fire bellied toaded adj. Describing a drinker who has spent the morning glowing faintly and declining to leave the damp shelter of bed. Makayela was fire bellied toaded, blinking at daylight and remaining close to the humid comforter. fire biked adj. Having drunk more than a motorcycle can reasonably carry, yet attempting the journey by armchair. Hiede became fire biked and revved the armchair before asking where the keys were. fire blanketed adj. You have drunk enough to cover every small difficulty completely and call the matter extinguished. fire blasted adj. The drunkenness of one who has undergone a fiery domestic explosion and landed beside the washing-up. Fahed came home fire blasted, leaving his coat beside the sink and himself beside the sofa. fire blighted adj. You are drunk and spreading sudden, bacterial-looking disappointment through the fruit bowl. fire blindnessed adj. Of a drinker who has lost temporary sight to the glare of the bar, and is reaching for the fruit bowl. Loranna became fire blindnessed and mistook the lampshade for a serving plate. fire blocked adj. Drunk beyond allowing any conversation to spread beyond the nearest person, who must contain it. Oliver-james spent supper fire blocked, stopping each anecdote at the nearest listener. fire boarded adj. Sharpened by drink into a domestic barrier, closing off the fireplace and the conversation alike. Bernie got fire boarded and positioned himself firmly between the sofa and the hearth. fire bossed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the room's safety under continuous inspection by the person least qualified to assess it. Jolysa went fire bossed and inspected the restaurant's exits while Keondray apologised to the staff. fire boxed adj. Drunk, with the result that every gathering becomes a forge in which somebody else must work. fire breaked adj. Reduced by drink to a cleared strip through which no sensible conversation can spread. Karthi was fire breaked, leaving a conspicuous gap between each thought. fire bricked adj. Slowed by drink to a heat-resistant pace, impervious to pressure but poor at crossing the room. Hirma sat fire bricked beside the radiator, surviving every suggestion of going home. fire brigaded (/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɹɪˌɡeɪdd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that recruits colleagues to extinguish small social emergencies throughout the evening.