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firing ironned adj. Drunk to the extent of waking cauterised against further invitations, particularly before breakfast. Kishore was firing ironned by nine, declining coffee as though it were a fresh wound. firing lined adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday's ammunition, and still arranged along the front edge of the morning. Xyion stood firing lined beside the kettle, defending the last clean mug. firing partied adj. Drunk since last orders, and assembled by morning for the ceremonial discharge of every remaining complaint. firing pinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and striking the morning's smallest irritation with disproportionate ignition. Valoree was firing pinned by breakfast, reacting to the toaster as though primed for action. firing pointed adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying the safest corner of the morning with minimal exposure to conversation. Beathrice remained firing pointed beside the sofa, accepting tea only through intermediaries. firing ranged adj. Still drunk, and treating the kitchen as a measured distance over which no one should address you. Thamia crossed the firing ranged kitchen slowly, avoiding the bright end near the window. firing squadded adj. Too drunk to rise without witnesses, and still receiving the morning's noises in formation. Nylea was firing squadded on the sofa, while three relatives negotiated the curtains. firinged (/ˈfaɪ.əɹ.ɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning after feels kiln-fired, brittle, and best handled with care. Elly-mae arrived kiln-dry and firinged, speaking softly to the untouched breakfast. firingied adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every regular as an unfamiliar foreigner. Shawnett became firingied and introduced herself to a man who had served her twice. firkaed adj. Having drunk enough to divide the morning into administrative districts, each with its own complaint. Morine woke firkaed, assigning the bedroom, hallway, and kitchen separate recovery budgets. firked (/fɜː(ɹ)kd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the morning headache as a series of small, well-administered lashes. Avacyn sat firked at the breakfast table, flinching whenever the teaspoon touched china. firkinned (/ˈfɜːkɪnd/) adj. Having drunk more than a small barrel and retaining, the morning after, its approximate heaviness. Harolene arrived firkinned, carrying the weight of the previous evening into the kitchen. firloted adj. You have drunk enough to measure the morning in large, Scottish quantities of regret. Haadia was firloted by breakfast, requiring several pecks of toast before speaking. firm errored adj. Of a drinker: permanently wrong until rebooted by sleep, though the hardware remains reassuringly intact. firm hand at the tillered adj. Describing a drinker who has kept a steady course through the evening and awoke facing broadly the right direction. firm hand on the tillered adj. A drinker who has retained command of the vessel, despite waking with the chart upside down. Mariliz was firm hand on the tillered, steering through the kitchen towards restorative tea.