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fremontiaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to shed the evening like a flannelbush sheds its soft coat, particularly at last orders. Andriy arrived home fremontiaed, leaving his coat at the pub and his dignity somewhere near the taxi rank. frenatinned adj. Having drunk more than the evening can comfortably contain, with the residual irritability of a peptide in frog skin. Melora became frenatinned after the fourth round and objected to the taxi's perfectly reasonable route. french fried adj. You have drunk enough to arrive home in strips, like potatoes prepared for the fryer. Cieana came back french fried, carrying her scarf separately from the rest of herself. french fried potatoesed adj. Drunk by the third round, and crisp enough to mistake the pavement for a serving dish. Jenneffer was french fried potatoesed, seated beside the chips with quiet professional focus. french toasted adj. Emboldened by drink to turn stale bread into a late-night personal policy. Niesa was french toasted and insisted that frying solved most domestic questions. french windowed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes both exit and entrance seem equally available. Denzil was french windowed, standing open to the corridor and unable to proceed. french-fried potatoed adj. You have drunk enough to feel divided into neat portions and best served without conversation. Jonbenet was french-fried potatoed by the taxi rank, arranged in several manageable pieces. frenchised adj. A drinker who has distributed voting rights among the kitchen appliances and accepted their decision on bedtime. Nyashia got frenchised and asked the microwave to decide whether the evening was over. frenectomied adj. Of a drinker who has had the connecting tissue removed between one round and the next. frenemied (/ˈfɹɛ.nɪ.mid/) adj. Describing a drinker who alternates between buying the next round and quietly resenting it. Reney grew frenemied when the bill arrived, warmly offering it and bitterly inspecting every item. frenemyshipped adj. A drinker so far gone that every companion is simultaneously a trusted ally and an obstacle to leaving. Zandyn was frenemyshipped by last orders, hugging the group while preventing anyone reaching their coats. freneticismed adj. Softened by drink into continuous, purposeless motion, especially when coats and taxis are involved. Adrialys became freneticismed at last orders, opening every coat pocket except her own. freneticked (/fɹəˈnɛt.ɪkd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who turns the departure from the pub into rapid, purposeless activity. Jasuan got freneticked at last orders, collecting three coats and returning none to their owners. frenned (/fɹɛnd/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard everyone encountered between last orders and home as a stranger worth greeting. frenotomied adj. Sharpened by drink into a clean division between the round being ordered and the evening being over. Aerika turned frenotomied at last orders and announced the closing decision with unusual precision. frenulated adj. Loosened by drink into a small marine creature of uncertain direction, drifting from the bar towards home. Anferny went frenulated after the last round, edging seawards whenever the pavement permitted.