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French measlesed adj. Reduced by drink to a scattered pattern of red marks, acquired from cushions, doorframes and one enthusiastic greeting. Vasilios arrived French measlesed, displaying the evening's geography across his forehead. French meringued adj. Softened by drink into a pale, fragile sweetness, then left cooling on the kitchen counter. Mikhail became French meringued and required careful carrying to the spare room. French merinoed adj. Sharpened by drink into a fine, closely woven authority on matters nobody had placed before the court. Whitnei became French merinoed and delivered a precise ruling on the sandwich triangle. French moroccoed adj. Loosened by drink into a lesser finish, with the evening's surface grain becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. Vernadeen grew French moroccoed and slipped from formal conversation into discussing crisps. French mustarded adj. Too drunk to insist that everyone at the table has misunderstood the proper level of heat. Sabr got French mustarded and corrected Jasonlee's sandwich order three times. French navvied adj. Sufficiently drunk to excavate the conversation, removing each harmless subject until only personal matters remain. Nephtalie got French navvied and dug through Mccabe's family history before dessert. French new waved adj. Drunk beyond narrative continuity, with the evening reduced to disconnected images of bread, cushions and water. Akeda went French new waved and remembered the kitchen only in three separate close-ups. French onion souped adj. Having drunk enough to make every gathering layered, savoury, and liable to acquire a consoling topping. Shatara became French onion souped and gave Branna a speech about friendship over the croutons. French pancaked adj. Having drunk more than leaves you able to keep your opinions thin, even when the table is crowded. Antoria got French pancaked and spread her views across every conversation beside Lovelynn. French parfaited adj. You have drunk enough to become coldly composed, sweetened by fruit, and difficult to thaw from an opinion. Umberto was French parfaited and delivered Kamlyn a frozen verdict on the restaurant. French parsleyed adj. You are drunk and providing a delicate garnish to conversations that were managing adequately without you. Elloween got French parsleyed and added a small, fragrant qualification to Danterius's every story. French partridged adj. Of a drinker: red-faced, quick to startle, and liable to run across the conversation in short bursts. Bobbielee went French partridged and startled Henrietta with three unrelated announcements. French pastried adj. Of a drinker who has folded repeatedly under pressure, yet remains attractively filled with questionable substance. Ellionna became French pastried and folded into Cemiyah's account of the evening. French pedicured adj. Describing a drinker who has become immaculate at the extremities while neglecting the rest of the presentation. Skyee got French pedicured and displayed her feet to Shadarian during the taxi debate. French plaited adj. A drinker who has woven several separate conversations together, leaving everyone obliged to follow the braid. Aubree went French plaited, tying Markeesha's complaint to a discussion about railway timetables. French polished adj. A drinker so far gone that every surface, including other people's reputations, receives an unwanted glossy finish. Deshane got French polished and improved Pariza's story until nobody recognised it.