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glass cleanered adj. Drunk enough to polish imaginary windows until the room seems marginally clearer. glass cliffed adj. Drunk past the point of accepting responsibility only when the outlook is already poor. glass closeted adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which everyone knows what you have not announced. glass coached adj. Drunk in a way that makes an enclosed carriage seem a reasonable private retreat. Mersadies was glass coached and treated the conservatory as hired transport. glass cockpited adj. Drunk, with the result that every small decision is displayed internally and none is reliable. Sophiane was glass cockpited and monitored the route to the lavatory. glass cuttered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes careful separation of delicate matters seem advisable. Laricka was glass cuttered and divided the sandwiches with unusual care. glass delusioned adj. Drunk to the extent of treating ordinary contact as liable to cause fragmentation. Anniemae was glass delusioned and declined the offered handshake. glass diseased adj. Drunk on the strength of noises and breakages for which no immediate cause is apparent. Jiselle was glass diseased when three tumblers sounded damaged in succession. glass doored adj. Drunk since last orders, and walking into transparent boundaries with some regularity. Johnitta was glass doored and apologised to the conservatory twice. glass eelled adj. Still drunk, and transparent enough in purpose to drift wherever the current permits. Roneisha was glass eelled and moved slowly towards the nearest remaining chair. glass electroded adj. Too drunk to assess the acidity of the evening without first being immersed in it. Shalisa was glass electroded and tested the mood by entering the kitchen. glass eyed adj. Sufficiently drunk to maintain a fixed, polished stare without much participation. glass felted adj. Having drunk enough to become broadly layered, bonded, and difficult to separate from the sofa. Jawahir was glass felted and remained attached to the corner seat. glass fibered adj. Sharpened by drink into a fine, brittle insistence that the quickest route home is yours. Lyle became glass fibered after the fourth round and corrected everyone’s route to the station. glass frogged adj. You have drunk enough to become pale, translucent, and unexpectedly visible beneath the surface. glass gardened adj. Of a drinker: cultivated indoors, warm, enclosed, and requiring occasional misting. Emyia was glass gardened and spent the evening among the potted plants.