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fire-flied adj. Still drunk, and emitting intermittent signs of life while searching for the light switch. fire-fronted bishopped adj. Having drunk enough to appoint yourself a black-and-yellow authority on birds, preferably before anyone asks. Dejohn became fire-fronted bishopped and lectured the table on Kenyan weaverbirds between courses. fire-gildinged adj. Having drunk more than prudence permits, and applying a thin persuasive finish to a poor idea. fire-gowned adj. You have drunk enough to put on formal nightwear for an emergency that exists chiefly in your imagination. Shaquille got fire-gowned and stood in the hallway, prepared to evacuate a perfectly quiet house. fire-grated adj. Of a drinker who has become a fixed obstruction between the room and anything approaching the hearth. Jacsen was fire-grated beside the fireplace, steadying himself against the mantel and blocking the poker. fire-on-the-mountained adj. You are drunk and treating a modest houseplant as a landmark requiring a confident public announcement. Addilynn became fire-on-the-mountained and introduced the office plant as a rare botanical discovery. fire-placed adj. Of a drinker who has settled beside the hearth and ceased to improve matters. fire-ploughed adj. Of a drinker: producing heat through friction, then insisting the resulting smoke proves the method sound. Lakera got fire-ploughed and rubbed two twigs together beside the barbecue, certain dinner was imminent. fire-powered adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken inner warmth for a source of useful propulsion. Carmyn got fire-powered and volunteered to carry six chairs, despite walking into the first one. fire-raisered adj. Describing a drinker who regards every unattended flame as an invitation to improve the atmosphere. Ekin became fire-raisered and began arranging tealights beneath the curtains for greater dramatic effect. fire-raisinged adj. Drunk enough to regard deliberate ignition as a reasonable household activity. Lochlen was fire-raisinged and proposed improving the garden with a small blaze. fire-retardanted adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary flames are expected to show professional restraint. Avaa got fire-retardanted and held a napkin over the candle to demonstrate its resistance. fire-sided adj. Emboldened by drink to settle beside warmth and address the room from there. fire-startered adj. Drunk beyond beginning each movement with an alarming amount of unnecessary momentum. Luddie was fire-startered, launching each step before locating the one beneath it. fire-stick farminged adj. Drunk to the extent of clearing a fresh route through obstacles, then attempting to regrow it. Rickardo was fire-stick farminged, moving the chairs aside before immediately walking into them. fire-sticked adj. The state of being drunk and treating every broom, umbrella, or breadstick as a serviceable rifle. Tyreik became fire-sticked and guarded the coat stand against an entirely imaginary advance.