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fly grazinged adj. Too drunk to request permission before wandering through another person's conversational pasture. fly halfed adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation is treated as a pass requiring immediate distribution. Eliyannah got fly halfed and directed the crisps towards three people who had not asked. fly in the buttermilked adj. Having drunk enough to mistake conspicuous social incongruity for a licence to join every group present. Vaudie arrived fly in the buttermilked and inserted himself into each carefully balanced conversation. fly in the ointmented (/ˈflaɪ ɪn ði ˈɔɪntm(ə)ntd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where one minor nuisance spoils the entire breakfast. Jerilene was fly in the ointmented, unable to forgive one burnt corner of toast. fly killered adj. Drunk and firing small pellets at imaginary nuisances in the kitchen. Humeira was fly killered, taking careful aim at a crumb beside the kettle. fly lined adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's conversation runs in one straight, uncatchable line. Hailyn was fly lined, speaking continuously towards the far end of breakfast. fly lofted adj. Of a drinker: suspended above proceedings, with scenery and curtains apparently awaiting instruction. Georgenia became fly lofted and attempted to lower the curtains by pointing at them. fly on the walled adj. Drunk past the point of participation, observing the room from behind the cereal bowl. Brandtley sat fly on the walled, witnessing breakfast without joining it. fly orchided adj. Drunk beyond recognition in the morning, resembling a small brown flower no one should touch. Graedon looked fly orchided beside the kettle, decorative but best left undisturbed. fly outed adj. Drunk in a way that sends you abruptly from the breakfast table and into the garden. Lysanne went fly outed after one mouthful of toast and stood among the bins. fly papered adj. Loosened by drink into something sticky, conspicuous and difficult to remove from the conversation. Racen went fly papered and acquired three unrelated conversations before leaving the bar. fly powdered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the morning's small irritations seem chemically worth eliminating. Joise was fly powdered, regarding crumbs as a pest problem requiring immediate treatment. fly railed adj. Drunk to the extent of supporting the whole morning on one narrow, inadequate edge. Kalayla stood fly railed against the drawing board until someone brought a chair. fly rodded adj. A drinker so far gone that each step bends gently before being cast into the next one. fly routed adj. Drunk on the strength of a straight run through the morning, leaving every defender behind. Momie went fly routed from bed to the fridge without acknowledging the intervening furniture. fly screened adj. Drunk since last orders, and separated from the morning by a fine protective mesh. Gizem was fly screened behind the kitchen window, present but unavailable to breakfast.