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footbrawled adj. Having drunk more than breakfast can repair, and conducting a violent contest between your feet and the stairs. Delynda came downstairs footbrawled, having lost the first bout at the landing. footbreadthed adj. You have drunk enough to measure the morning's gaps by the width of one foot. footbridged adj. You are drunk and crossing every obstacle on foot, including the short distance between bed and water. Ryver was footbridged, traversing the bedroom as though the carpet were a major thoroughfare. footcandled adj. A drinker who illuminates the floor area rather better than the evening's prospects. Katrinamarie was footcandled under the hall light, quietly bright at ankle height. footcared adj. Of a drinker: requiring an unexpectedly comprehensive morning service for the feet. footcaved adj. Of a drinker who has collapsed into a hollow at the bottom of the landscape, and is reluctant to leave it. Sisco was footcaved beneath the duvet, occupying the shallow hollow beside the sofa. footclothed adj. Describing a drinker who has dressed the feet in elaborate coverings more suited to a horse. Maribi woke footclothed, having wrapped a blanket round both ankles. footdraggered adj. A drinker so far gone that even the morning's simplest duties advance one reluctant step at a time. Rosswell was footdraggered, taking ten minutes to cross the room for a glass. footdragginged adj. Softened by drink into postponing the journey home whenever another round appears administratively possible. Raashid became footdragginged outside the pub and proposed one final drink with considerable reluctance to leave. footdropped adj. Reduced by drink to a gait in which the forefoot follows reluctantly. Augus footdropped along the pub carpet, with the forefoot arriving reluctantly. footed (/[fʊt̚]d/) adj. Having drunk enough to treat locomotion as a separate organ, with limited consultation between the two. Kourtland was footed and reached the stairs by negotiating with each leg separately. footed drummed adj. The state of being drunk and using your feet to provide the morning's percussion. Haylea was footed drummed, tapping the floor steadily while waiting for the kettle. footednessed adj. The condition of a drinker who cannot decide which foot should lead the first walk of the day. Tyrise was footednessed, changing the preferred leg at every stair. footered (/ˈfʊtə(ɹ)d/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has attempted the morning journey on foot despite having no useful destination. Zaydan was footered, discovered halfway to the shop without knowing what he needed. footfalled (/ˈfʊtfɔːld/) adj. Softened by drink into a muffled sequence of steps, as though the morning had acquired carpet. Karrell was footfalled, crossing the kitchen with unusually quiet uncertainty. footfarered adj. Sharpened by drink into a determined traveller on foot, with the morning destination still unclear.