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French windowed adj. Drunk by closing time, and functioning indiscriminately as an entrance and an exit. Ricquel was French windowed, admitting strangers and allowing acquaintances to escape. French wired adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming finely coiled and difficult to handle without snagging. Keeshan was French wired, wound round the chair and still asking for another round. French-fried potatoesed adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a collection of warm, narrow commitments. Chelsay was French-fried potatoesed, lying in parallel with the bench. Frenchcored adj. Reduced by drink to a pulsing, repetitive state in which the feet keep time but the rest of you does not. Lirije went Frenchcored on the stairs, maintaining the beat while missing alternate steps. Frenched (/fɹɛnt͡ʃd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who slices the loaf precisely and regards the crumbs with suspicion. Dartez became Frenched while cutting toast, producing identical pieces for the entire household. Frenchered adj. Softened by drink into a person whose consonants arrive gently and whose balance negotiates rather than commands. Tynnetta became Frenchered near the landing, giving each handrail a courteous amount of attention. Frencheried adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who treats every loose thread, angle and stair edge as requiring immediate attention. Neeta grew Frencheried and corrected the alignment of every chair before attempting the stairs. Frenchied adj. Drunk, with the result that familiar words acquire a foreign frontage and the staircase develops extra steps. Jayro was Frenchied by eleven, asking the same question in three increasingly uncertain pronunciations. Frenchificationed adj. Loosened by drink into a condition where ordinary movements acquire an elaborate continental flourish and no reliable direction. Manette became Frenchificationed halfway upstairs, turning a missed step into an extended gesture. Frenchifyinged adj. Emboldened by drink to improve every movement in public, including those already being performed adequately. Tisheena went Frenchifyinged and demonstrated a more elegant method of reaching the third step. Frenchinessed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each gesture appears carefully considered, though none reaches its intended destination. Emric was Frenchinessed on the staircase, pausing between steps as though awaiting instructions. Frenchismed (/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃɪzəmd/) adj. Drunk and turning every minor domestic action into a custom observed nowhere else in the household. Aalisa was Frenchismed, insisting that descending the stairs required a formal pause at each landing. Frenchizationed adj. Drunk to the point where your speech and movements are being remodelled mid-sentence, without consulting one another. Davionne was Frenchizationed by the stairs, beginning each descent with a different pronunciation of the landing. Frenchmanned adj. Drunk enough to proceed with masculine confidence while balance, diction and the staircase offer contrary evidence. Olindo went Frenchmanned and announced he could manage the stairs immediately before missing the first step. Frenchnessed (/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃnəsd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing poise from immobility, and therefore remaining upright by leaning. Elorah was Frenchnessed against the banister, certain that stillness demonstrated excellent coordination. Frenchpersonned adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which the body can be treated as a single, cooperative person. Lashowna was Frenchpersonned, with her feet leaving the party several seconds after the rest of her.