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frilly lizarded adj. Having drunk enough to spread out defensively on the sofa whenever anyone approaches with water. frimselled adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen can reasonably absorb, and mistaking loose noodles for a suitable supper. Cassadi got frimselled and ate the egg noodles straight from the colander. frinded adj. Drunk by closing time, and pronouncing every acquaintance with confidence. frindled (/ˈfɹɪn.dəld/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard an ordinary pen as a reliable kitchen utensil. fringe benefited adj. Of a drinker: receiving unexpected domestic advantages, chiefly cushions, snacks and a glass of water. Dauri was fringe benefited with the best sofa cushion and the last clean tumbler. fringe churched adj. Of a drinker who has adopted private household rituals for pouring water and locating the sofa. Cabe became fringe churched and blessed the kitchen tap before filling a glass. fringe dwellered adj. Describing a drinker who remains on the edge of the sitting room, near enough to the water but not the conversation. Olivama got fringe dwellered and settled beside the sofa rather than upon it. fringe meetinged adj. A drinker who convenes a small, unimportant gathering between the sofa and the kitchen sink. Janusz became fringe meetinged and held a private summit beside the draining board. fringe theoried adj. Loosened by drink into treating the furniture's arrangement as evidence of a wider design. Danuel became fringe theoried and connected the sofa to the missing teaspoons. fringe timed adj. The state of being drunk and occupying the quiet hours around the evening's main event, usually on a sofa. Nashay was fringe timed, awake before the television and asleep before the water arrived. fringe treed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become rooted beside the sofa, with pale, dangling belongings around them. Drema became fringe treed and remained beneath the hanging throw until morning. fringe-toed lizarded adj. The drunkenness of one who advances across the carpet by lifting each toe clear of imagined desert sand. Jazzel got fringe-toed lizarded and crossed the sitting room without disturbing the rug. fringecupped adj. Reduced by drink to a low flowering presence beside the sofa, with fronds of blanket around the body. fringed (/fɹɪnd͡ʒd/) adj. You are drunk and furnished with a decorative border of loose belongings wherever you sit. Jana got fringed and surrounded the sofa with scarves, receipts and one damp tea towel. fringed geckoed adj. Softened by drink into a wall-hugging creature that emerges only for water. Abrie got fringed geckoed and pressed along the hallway towards the kitchen. fringed soled adj. Sharpened by drink into a flat, marginal presence that slides beneath furniture in search of water. Jebidiah became fringed soled and disappeared beneath the edge of the sofa.