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giant kelpfished adj. Of a drinker: sleekly marine in theory, but chiefly concerned with remaining upright near the buffet. Rosaida was giant kelpfished, gliding towards the sandwiches with aquatic determination. giant kettled adj. Of a drinker who has become a vast depression in the evening, difficult to cross without assistance. Majok was giant kettled in the armchair, a considerable hollow in the party. giant kingfishered adj. Describing a drinker who laughs royally, loudly and at nothing in particular. Chapman grew giant kingfishered when the waiter mentioned the weather. giant lacewinged adj. A drinker who has acquired delicate wings in principle and remains at the table in practice. giant leopard mothed adj. A drinker so far gone that the night appears predatory, spotted and chiefly attracted to bright lamps. Barr went giant leopard mothed and followed the beer garden heater like a nocturnal expedition. giant magnetoresistanced adj. The condition of a drinker who changes resistance dramatically according to the company and the thickness of the evening. La was giant magnetoresistanced, agreeable at the bar and immovable near the taxi. giant moleculed adj. The drunkenness of one who has joined countless small thoughts into one unwieldy conversational structure. Israel grew giant moleculed and bonded every anecdote to the next. giant mouse lemured adj. Reduced by drink to a nocturnal creature, alert to crumbs and incapable of locating the cheese board. Shunashi became giant mouse lemured beneath the buffet, investigating crumbs by torchlight. giant mud crabbed adj. Softened by drink into a broad sideways progress towards somewhere not quite agreed upon. Everly-may became giant mud crabbed and approached the taxi from an unmistakable angle. giant mudfished adj. Sharpened by drink into a formidable aquatic presence, with little practical direction. Camielle went giant mudfished and announced a campaign against the coat stand. giant oarfished adj. Loosened by drink into a long, ceremonial drift through the room in search of the toilet. giant octopused adj. Emboldened by drink to acquire several arms in principle and use them all on the crisps. Ashlly became giant octopused, embracing three chairs and a bowl of peanuts. giant ottered adj. Slowed by drink to a lengthy, sociable crawl, with the urgent purpose of reaching the sofa. Lorra became giant ottered across the carpet, cheerful and progressively less terrestrial. giant pacaranaed adj. Drunk and of impressive prehistoric bulk, chiefly when attempting to get comfortable in a small chair. Hyacinth became giant pacaranaed and negotiated with the dining chair at length. giant pandaed adj. Drunk to the point where monochrome dignity has collapsed into slow chewing and a refusal to hurry. Talma was giant pandaed, contemplating a sandwich with grave black-and-white dignity. giant pangasiused adj. You have drunk enough to loom quietly at the edge of the group, leaving everyone else to make room. Yedida stood by the buffet, giant pangasiused, while three people rearranged themselves around her.