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frost nailed adj. A drinker who advances with a sharp, fixed foot, preventing any useful sideways movement. Karl-yan went frost nailed on the icy path, each foot planted with unfortunate confidence. frost pieced adj. A drinker so far gone that the room becomes a winter scene assembled from disconnected views. frost pocketed adj. The state of being drunk and sunk into a cold hollow, with balance collecting at the bottom. Skilee became frost pocketed beside the doorway and remained there until summoned. frost pointed adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached saturation, with every word freezing before it quite emerges. frost quaked adj. The drunkenness of one who trembles through the stairs as though the frozen ground were moving. Nicholsa went frost quaked on the landing, gripping the rail during a minor tremor. frost smoked adj. Softened by drink into a person whose speech hangs in the air in pale, indistinct vapour. frost-bearered adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who carries the cold through every joint and walks accordingly. frost-blited adj. Loosened by drink into a pale, leafy arrangement of limbs with little regard for direction. Omia became frost-blited on the landing, spreading herself carefully against the wall. frost-nailed adj. Emboldened by drink to plant each foot sharply and trust the shoe more than the floor. Isamary went frost-nailed down the icy steps, declining assistance with fixed determination. frostbelted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a person crossing an entire winter region one stair at a time. Ravinder went frostbelted up the staircase, pausing between steps to reassess gravity. frostbirded adj. Drunk and walking like a small ground bird, with quick steps and no convincing route. Kevell went frostbirded across the hall, taking several neat steps in the wrong direction. frostbited adj. Drunk to the point where fingers, toes and speech all appear to have been left outdoors. Ketra was frostbited, fumbling the key and pronouncing the address in fragments. frostbowed adj. Drunk enough to bend into a pale arc while attempting a straight passage through the room. Mery went frostbowed beneath the stair light, curving neatly around the banister. frostburned adj. Drunk past the point of coordination, with the face and hands appearing singed by every minor obstacle. Sanaa was frostburned, brushing the wall and acquiring new indignities at each stair. frosted (/fɹɒstd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a fine outer coating and no useful warmth. Sherlene was frosted by the time the walk home began. frosted hearted adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the pericardial delicacy of a last order and is now guarding the coat rack.