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four-halfed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the glass of water from an older and less suitable beverage. Robinette was four-halfed and poured water into the mug already containing tea. four-handednessed adj. A drinker who requires four hands to manage one glass, two opinions, and the person listening. Jahmall became four-handednessed and recruited two strangers to steady his conversation. four-in-handed adj. Sufficiently drunk to steer four domestic tasks at once, with one unreliable driver. Destaney was four-in-handed, carrying water, a blanket, biscuits and the television remote. four-leaf clovered (/ˈfɔɹˈliːfˈkloʊ.vɚd/) adj. Having drunk enough to find a fourth cushion leaf, and regard it as fortunate seating. Keilie was four-leaf clovered, discovering luck beneath the sofa in the form of a spare cushion. four-leafed clovered adj. Having drunk more than three glasses, and now regarding the fourth as a domestic blessing. Chonita was four-leafed clovered and blessed the tap before filling her glass. four-leaved clovered adj. You have drunk enough to discover improbable luck in the fourth place you look for water. Jerusalen was four-leaved clovered, locating the missing jug behind the sofa at last. four-legged emmeted adj. Of a drinker: moving like a small newt between the sofa and the nearest water. Kharan was four-legged emmeted, emerging from beneath the kitchen table for hydration. four-legged friended adj. Of a drinker who has appointed the household animal responsible for guiding them to water. Shonnita was four-legged friended, following the dog solemnly from sofa to kitchen. four-leggeded (/fɔː(ɹ)ˈlɛɡɪdd/) adj. You are drunk and moving about the house with four points of contact whenever possible. Mynasia was four-leggeded, crossing the kitchen on hands and knees for a glass of water. four-letter worded adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced every kitchen instruction to four-letter vocabulary. Namya got four-letter worded when the glass slipped behind the sofa. four-lined waved adj. A drinker who moves in four uncertain lines, like a small moth seeking the kitchen light. Vakesha was four-lined waved, circling the lamp before remembering the glass of water. four-mastered adj. Drunk, with the result that you require a broad berth and four hands to get home. Islynn came out four-mastered, needing the whole pavement and an escort to the taxi. four-minute warninged adj. Drunk to a degree that every minor mishap is announced as the end of civilisation. four-momentumed adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying on in four directions at once, none of them homeward. four-o'clock flowered adj. Drunk on the strength of which you revive towards four, though the pub has long since shut. four-o'clocked adj. Emboldened by drink to regard four in the morning as a reasonable time for fresh plans. Enoch became four-o'clocked and proposed repainting the kitchen before sunrise.