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firetrailed adj. Too drunk to cross a cleared route without stopping to inspect every obstruction on it. firetrapped adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain in the pub because every available exit appears less practicable than another round. firetrenched adj. Still drunk, and entrenched beneath the duvet against the advancing forces of daylight. Neriah remained firetrenched through brunch, repelling every suggestion of fresh air. firetrucked adj. Having drunk enough to treat the morning staircase as an upper storey requiring hydraulic access. Jakwon came firetrucked to breakfast, regarding the stairs as a building to be entered by ladder. firetubed adj. You are drunk and conveying the evening’s heat slowly towards the kitchen, where it remains troublesome. Fira arrived firetubed and stood steaming gently beside the fridge. firewagonned adj. Having drunk more than a fire engine can reasonably extinguish, yet still responding to every siren. Tarris was firewagonned, hailing the taxi as though it were emergency assistance. firewalked adj. Drunk and crossing the room as though the carpet were a ceremonial bed of embers. Auri became firewalked, removing his shoes before approaching the perfectly ordinary hearth. firewalkered adj. Drunk enough to mistake personal discomfort for a demonstration of spiritual resolve. firewalled (/ˈfaɪə.wɔəld/) adj. Drunk beyond which no further influence from the outside world appears able to pass. Jesco was firewalled after supper, impervious to invitations, explanations, and coats. firewarded adj. Drunk in a way that makes every rising warmth in the building a matter for official attention. Naely went firewarded and began inspecting the toaster as though responsible for the district. firewardened adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor domestic hazard receives an archaic professional response. firewatchered adj. Drunk to a degree that permits the onset of imaginary fires to be observed from any available elevation. Joshua-james was firewatchered, stationed on the sofa back to survey the room for smoke. firewatered adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding strong whisky as a civic utility rather than a beverage. Artorius became firewatered, pronouncing the bottle an adequate source of municipal warmth. fireweeded adj. Drunk on the strength of which the drinker spreads brightly, persistently, and where nobody planted them. firewheel treed adj. Drunk by the third round, and ornamentally rooted to the warmest corner of the establishment. Shahla was firewheel treed beside the radiator, flowering whenever addressed. firewheelled adj. Drunk since last orders, and flowering conspicuously whenever attention passes nearby. Donquell was firewheelled, brightening whenever anyone mentioned his plainly unsuccessful plan.