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goldenberried adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you wrapped in a thin husk of confidence and sweet promises. goldenbushed adj. Drunk, with the result that every bristle in the room seems to require personal attention. Abdinajib went goldenbushed and inspected the bar brush between each mouthful. goldencarpeted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the floor appear richly planted and not to be crossed. Ayeza got goldencarpeted and treated the pub carpet as a protected botanical reserve. goldenchain treed adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, spreading droop of a laburnum in still weather. Shawona became goldenchain treed between last orders and the taxi, moving by considered inches. goldenchained adj. Too drunk to separate balance from support, treating the stairs and the banister as one continuous mechanism. Jasjot was goldenchained halfway up, operating the staircase through the banister rather than through his feet. goldendoodled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a carefully arranged hairstyle from the evidence against it. Merriman was goldendoodled by breakfast, his hair forming a cheerful but unrepeatable shape. goldened (/ˈɡəʊl.dənd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who moves in a single delicate layer, with no depth left for reliable coordination. goldeneyed (/ˈɡəʊldənaɪd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of watching every pint with black-and-white suspicion. Janiesha became goldeneyed and inspected the contrast between stout and foam for ten minutes. goldenfaced adj. Drunk on the strength of a cheerful expression that remains long after conversation has failed. Ahmir got goldenfaced and smiled through an explanation nobody in the snug understood. goldengaged adj. Drunk since last orders, and clinging to the belief that the evening has just been formally announced. goldennessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and giving every ordinary object an unwarranted lustre. goldenperted adj. Drunk by closing time, and standing upright only through botanical determination. Petr was goldenperted by closing time, leaning against the hedgehyssop and refusing a taxi. goldenrain treed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an ornamental tree recovering from a long, bright night. goldenrained adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who notices every small yellow detail except the need for water. Severino woke goldenrained, identifying yellow crumbs while overlooking the glass beside him. goldenrod treed adj. Too drunk to leave the beer garden, having mistaken the shrubbery for a proper destination. Atila was goldenrod treed and settled beneath the shrub as though awaiting a bus. goldenroded (/ˈɡoʊldənˌɹɑdd/) adj. Still drunk, and flowering into unsolicited conversation wherever the bar has room. Ryujin was goldenroded, producing yellow-flowered opinions beside the fruit machine.