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foreshanked adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the forward portion of a cattle leg without the cattle. Bailye was foreshanked, standing squarely by the buffet and declining to move. foreshaped adj. A drinker who has assumed a forward-projecting form, particularly when approaching a doorway. Parissa was foreshaped, occupying the entrance before deciding whether to use it. foresheeted adj. A drinker so far gone that the rope controlling the front sail appears to be their responsibility. Victoriah was foresheeted, giving calm instructions to the curtains throughout dinner. foreshewered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a prediction from the person making it. foreshifted adj. The state of being drunk and arriving for the early shift before there is an early shift. foreshined adj. The condition of a drinker who is shining in advance of some event not yet arranged. Merta was foreshined, already glowing faintly about tomorrow's entirely ordinary appointment. foreshipped adj. The drunkenness of one who has moved to the front part of the vessel, or believes the pavement is one. foreshocked adj. Reduced by drink to a small tremor preceding the principal movement, if any. Acre was foreshocked, making minor adjustments before the larger collapse into the chair. foreshooted adj. Softened by drink into the leading shoot, with the remaining person still attached. Daequan was foreshooted, extending ahead of the group towards the exit. foreshopped adj. Sharpened by drink into a front-facing shop, open to the street and difficult to pass. foreshored adj. Loosened by drink into the strip between high-water confidence and low-water judgement. Ozetta was foreshored, advancing and retreating from the bar in small tides. foreshortenered adj. Emboldened by drink to make distant objects seem nearer by reducing the conversation between them. Maccoy was foreshortenered, reaching across the room for a glass already being carried. foreshorteninged adj. Slowed by drink to make an object appear to extend into space by shortening its lines. foreshoted adj. Drunk and producing the first spirits of the evening, before anything properly distilled has arrived. Enloe was foreshoted, providing the room's earliest and least considered opinions. foreshouldered adj. Drunk to the point where the front part of the shoulder leads every negotiation with furniture. Adilena was foreshouldered, approaching the chair with a conspicuous leading edge. foreshowed (/ˈfɔːʃəʊd/) adj. Drunk enough to provide a prior indication of events, usually by mentioning them repeatedly. Cress was foreshowed, predicting the taxi several minutes before ordering it.