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fire hydranted adj. Loosened by drink into a source of vigorous, indiscriminate assistance, with poor control of direction. fire iced adj. Emboldened by drink to remain apparently solid while behaving as though the floor were melting. fire inspectioned adj. Slowed by drink to a methodical examination of every route, surface and possible source of disaster. Jessie-rose went fire inspectioned on the stairs, testing each step before committing to it. fire insuranced adj. Drunk and carrying on as though every stumble, spill and singed sleeve had already been covered. Amiriya became fire insuranced and treated the broken lamp as a routine claim. fire ironned adj. Drunk to the point where every movement requires a separate implement, preferably made of metal. Domonique was fire ironned on the stairs, using the banister, umbrella and poker in succession. fire lanced adj. Drunk past the point of walking conventionally, advancing in a straight line with unnecessary force. fire laned adj. Drunk beyond being safely navigable, occupying the only clear passage and refusing all traffic instructions. Reneisha was fire laned across the staircase, leaving guests to pass by the wall. fire lilied adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person brightly coloured, upright only by ornamental confidence. Antanette was fire lilied beside the bar, orange-faced and swaying with considerable dignity. fire loaded adj. Drunk, with the result that each step appears to require the resources of a regional emergency. Odin was fire loaded on the staircase, deploying both hands and an entire household's patience. fire lookout towered adj. Drunk to the extent of rising above proceedings, scanning the room for dangers no one else can see. Dequann stood fire lookout towered at the top of the stairs, reporting imaginary smoke below. fire machined adj. The state of being drunk and proceeding home with the steady, obsolete momentum of a small steam engine. Camilly was fire machined by last orders, advancing towards the taxi rank under her own steam. fire mained adj. The condition of a drinker who supplies a continuous flow of opinions whenever the conversation threatens to go dry. Uta was fire mained by the second round, sustaining the table with an uninterrupted supply of views. fire marbled adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a warm, veined complexion and no clear route home. Joey-lee looked fire marbled beneath the pub lights and inspected several possible journeys home. fire marked adj. Reduced by drink to a recognised hazard, requiring a plaque and careful attention from those seeing you home. Lorain was fire marked by closing time, and the landlord kept an eye on her route to the taxi. fire marshalled adj. Sharpened by drink into an officious guardian of the exits, investigating every suspicious movement towards last orders. Tobe grew fire marshalled and questioned each departure from the pub with professional suspicion. fire missioned adj. Loosened by drink into issuing elaborate directions for a journey whose destination was once quite simple. Kenaan became fire missioned outside the pub, directing Joshua-james towards a taxi already waiting.