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folk arted adj. Still drunk, and turning the morning's improvised repairs into objects of local significance. Ami-leigh was folk arted, displaying the taped kettle handle as though inherited. folk bluesed adj. The drunkenness of one who has given a minor setback a plaintive soundtrack and a permanent verse. Sonje got folk bluesed and sang about the missing charger as though it had betrayed her. folk cultured adj. Too drunk to distinguish a household remedy from a tradition, and preserving both for posterity. Denon was folk cultured, handing round the family cure in an unlabelled jam jar. folk danced adj. Sufficiently drunk to perform the same regional movement between bed, bathroom and sink. folk dancered adj. Having drunk more than the floor can forgive, and continuing to take part without music. Lutricia was folk dancered, circling the kitchen table with admirable regional commitment. folk dancinged adj. You have drunk enough to turn the journey to the bathroom into a traditional communal activity. Kimika was folk dancinged, making the corridor procession slow but surprisingly well attended. folk devilled adj. You are drunk and blamed, by breakfast, for every unexplained disappearance of food or footwear. folk etymologied adj. Of a drinker who has reconstructed the night's vocabulary from resemblance, confidence and no evidence. Ilies was folk etymologied, insisting the pub's name explained the entire route home. folk etymologisted adj. Of a drinker: explaining the origin of every word from whatever happened last night. folk heroed adj. Describing a drinker who has become widely revered for finding chips before anyone else. Jabrien was folk heroed by breakfast, having returned with chips for the entire household. folk horrored adj. A drinker so far gone that the quiet countryside, the empty lane and the crows become ominous. Gloyd was folk horrored, refusing the garden path because the hedge had witnessed the evening. folk housed adj. The state of being drunk and returning to an ordinary house as though it were an unfamiliar public building. Latay was folk housed, asking permission before entering the kitchen of his own home. folk illnessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has developed a recognisable morning complaint known only in this household. Berlina was folk illnessed, suffering from the family’s established fear of uncovered curtains. folk linguisticsed adj. The drunkenness of one who has formed firm beliefs about language from the morning's least reliable conversation. folk medicined (/ˌfəʊk ˈmɛd(ɪ)s(ɪ)nd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently prescribing nettles for a problem requiring a doctor. folk memoried adj. Drunk by closing time, and recalling traditions that nobody else has encountered. Marriana got folk memoried and attributed the broken chair to an ancient local custom.