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grass widowed (/ˈɡɹɑːs ˌwɪdəʊd/) adj. Having drunk more than the absent spouse would have permitted, and now conducting a solitary household of one. Tekia was grass widowed by ten, addressing the empty chair as though it had married her. grass widowered adj. You have drunk enough to make the absent wife seem chiefly responsible for your balance. Dot became grass widowered and blamed the empty hallway for every missed step. grass widowhooded adj. You are drunk and managing the evening alone, with no spouse present to correct the account of it. Allorah was grass widowhooded, pouring a second drink for the partner who was away. grass-birded adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, restless voice that issues from the undergrowth of conversation. grass-cocked adj. Of a drinker who has gathered himself into a small, untidy heap and is unlikely to rise unaided. grass-combered adj. Describing a drinker who has become rustic in posture, vocabulary, and willingness to use the floor. grass-darted adj. A drinker who makes quick, erratic movements across open ground and then vanishes behind furniture. Alexzia went grass-darted between the bar and the lavatory, never using the same route twice. grass-eatered adj. A drinker so far gone that the nearest green surface appears both edible and sensibly placed. Loye became grass-eatered outside the pub and inspected the verge for seasoning. grass-greened adj. The state of being drunk and brightly flushed, with the complexion announcing matters before speech does. Alainey arrived grass-greened, her face considerably more vivid than her account of the journey. grass-peaed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a pulse from a chickling vetch, or to care greatly. Walley was grass-peaed and identified the garnish as an agricultural matter. grass-skippered adj. The condition of a drinker who makes light, irregular leaps over obstacles that ordinary walking would address. Kenyiah became grass-skippered after midnight, hopping over the rug rather than crossing it. grass-yellowed adj. Drunk in a way that produces careful, unhurried movement between points, along no particular route. Ashtan came home grass-yellowed, having made several stops that weren't on the way. grassationed adj. Reduced by drink to wandering about with evil intentions, though the stairs remain the principal adversary. Marnita grew grassationed after closing, roaming the corridor in search of an argument. grassatored adj. Softened by drink into a many-legged creature, each limb proceeding according to a separate plan. Terriek was grassatored on the stairs, advancing by several small and unrelated movements. grassbirded adj. Loosened by drink into a warbling, untidy person whose words wander further than their feet. Latenya became grassbirded and sang fragments while attempting the short staircase. grassboxed adj. Emboldened by drink to contain every loose thing nearby, including the drinker when the stairs become difficult.