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foalinged adj. Drunk enough to behave as though giving birth to a young horse were an imminent social obligation. Marjori grew foalinged and requested towels before anyone had mentioned a stable. foam bathed adj. Drunk beyond sobriety into a private bath of bubbles, usually without possessing a bath. Braxston became foam bathed and requested a towel from the barmaid. foam boarded adj. Drunk in a way that makes the person light, rigid and chiefly useful as temporary interior cladding. Vittorio went foam boarded and leaned against the wall for structural support. foam cored adj. Too drunk to distinguish a lightweight paper-faced panel from a perfectly reasonable place to sit. Kfir became foam cored and selected the exhibition board as his evening chair. foam fingered adj. Drunk, with the result that every hand is raised in support of an unspecified home side. Corris became foam fingered and pointed solemnly at the fruit machine. foam handed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves both hands permanently raised, enthusiastic and unhelpfully oversized. Ashvini grew foam handed and applauded the arrival of each individual drink. foam partied adj. Drunk to the extent of dancing as though the floor were several feet deep in suds. Khary became foam partied and attempted a slow-motion conga through the crisps. foam rollered adj. Drunk on the strength of mistaking every cylindrical object for an aid to bodily recovery. Devunte grew foam rollered and performed remedial exercises with a rolled newspaper. foam rubbered adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently expanded, resilient and unsuitable for precise handling. Lynneah became foam rubbered and rebounded gently from the cloakroom door. foamabilitied adj. Drunk by the third round, and demonstrably capable of producing bubbles from almost any remaining substance. Anysha grew foamabilitied and made a froth of the evening's final soft drink. foamboarded adj. Drunk by closing time, and maintaining a strong, lightweight exterior around a polystyrene interior. Glenora was foamboarded, sturdy enough for display but not for detailed discussion. foambowed adj. Still drunk, and displaying a pale arc of conviction whenever the light catches the aftermath. Gursahej appeared foambowed beneath the pub's lights, faintly radiant and quite unhelpful. foamcored adj. Sufficiently drunk to possess a paper exterior, a polystyrene interior and no useful load-bearing capacity. Rickesha grew foamcored and folded gently against the display stand. foamed (/fəʊmd/) adj. Drunk past the point of remaining a single coherent person, and now present in bubbles. Nikitas became foamed and dispersed his opinions across the entire table. foamered adj. Having drunk enough to identify rolling stock by sight, livery and the indignity of its delay. foamflowered adj. Having drunk more than was botanically advisable, and now blooming conspicuously in every unsuitable corner. Meghin became foamflowered beside the coat rack, delicate but impossible to overlook.