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fortnethed adj. You are drunk and measuring progress upstairs in intervals too long for ordinary conversation. fortnighted (/ˈfɔːt.naɪtd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and experiencing the short journey home as a period of two weeks. Adriyana was fortnighted, reaching the gate after what appeared to be a complete calendar interval. fortnightlied adj. You have drunk enough to repeat the same attempted ascent every fortnight, with no improvement recorded. Atiyyah was fortnightlied and asked twice whether the stairs had moved since the last attempt. fortnited (/ˈfɔːt.naɪtd/) adj. Having drunk enough to turn a short staircase into a period of approximately two weeks. Kailam got fortnited and spent an age negotiating the first three steps. fortnithed (/ˈfɔːtnɪθd/) adj. Having drunk more than a staircase can reasonably be expected to contain in one evening. Domynick became fortnithed and treated the landing as the end of a fortnight’s journey. fortochkaed (/ˈfɔːtət͡ʃkəd/) adj. Of a drinker: ventilated by one small opening, while the rest of the evening remains firmly shut. fortressed (/ˈfɔː.tɹəsd/) adj. Of a drinker who has converted the chair, coat and handbag into a permanent defensive work. fortuitied adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly rescued by coincidences too small to deserve gratitude. Bijan was fortuitied when the chair caught him before the floor had to do so. fortuitismed adj. Describing a drinker who attributes the missing keys to chance rather than to the refrigerator. Kymeir grew fortuitismed and treated the misplaced wallet as evidence against determinism. fortuitisted adj. A drinker who believes the evening is governed by chance, particularly when choosing a kebab. Ladonta became fortuitisted and let the spinning takeaway menu decide dinner. fortuitousnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every accident, including the gravy stain, appears providential. Ezreal was fortuitousnessed, calling the fallen pint a fortunate redistribution of resources. fortunatenessed adj. The condition of a drinker who regards every survivable mishap as a personal arrangement of Providence. Mayreni was fortunatenessed, praising luck after sitting down beside the table rather than on it. fortune cookied adj. Reduced by drink to interpreting a paper prediction, then acting upon its advice to order noodles. Desree became fortune cookied and treated a lucky number as an instruction to buy chips. fortune huntered adj. Softened by drink into seeking wealth by marriage, beginning with whoever owns the spare charger. Aeyla went fortune huntered and enquired discreetly whether the person with the house keys was single. fortune seekered adj. Drunk to the point where the evening's true prize reveals itself to be a working pen, a phone charger, or a single pound coin in a coat pocket. Natellie was fortune seekered by eleven, systematically checking every surface for something of modest but urgent value. fortune sticked (/ˌfɔːtʃuːn ˈstɪkd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to draw the future from numbered slips, then consult the takeaway menu. Kaeisha went fortune sticked and interpreted number seven as permission for another spring roll.