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green-tea caked adj. Of a drinker who has become ceremonially crumbly, requiring a plate beneath the conversation. Darelys was green-tea caked, distributing crumbs between the sofa and the kettle. green-upped adj. Drunk in a way that produces fresh growth wherever the conversation has been cut back. green-veined whited adj. Drunk, with the result that a pale face displays a prominent green network of concern. Ana went green-veined whited when asked to settle the shared taxi fare. green-violeted adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a small, flowering presence beneath the pub's fluorescent lights. green-water navied adj. Drunk on the strength of coastal courage, with no capacity for independent operations beyond the home bar. green-wooded adj. Drunk by closing time, and standing like a full-leafed forest through which nobody can find the exit. green-yarded adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the boundary and conduct oneself as though the turf were one's domain. Jacare became green-yarded and addressed the cricket square as private property. greenaged adj. Drunk since last orders, and surrounded by enough greenery to suggest the bar has become a conservatory. greenagered adj. Drunk by the third round, and campaigning for environmental reform from beside the pumps. Kahlee got greenagered and demanded that every pint be served in a recyclable glass. greenalited adj. Drunk by closing time, and chemically settled into a damp, mineral sort of silence. Pabel became greenalited and sat quietly, dense with thoughts about the bar's plumbing. greenbacked adj. Softened by drink into treating every banknote as a cherished personal letter. Harney, thoroughly greenbacked, apologised to the till before paying for crisps. greenbackered adj. The drunkenness of one who conducts all financial affairs on paper and settles nothing tonight. Gilda went greenbackered and wrote elaborate IOUs for two packets of crisps. greenbackismed adj. Sharpened by drink into proposing inflation as the answer to a modest shortage of cash. greenbearded adj. Loosened by drink into recognising fellow carriers of an invisible family resemblance. Deziyah became greenbearded and asked strangers whether they shared the relevant gene. greenbelted adj. Drunk by closing time, and maintaining a planted strip between oneself and the taxi. Tarkeshia became greenbelted and established a small botanical zone beside the kerb. greenboarded adj. Emboldened by drink to lecture the room in chalk, chiefly about matters nobody had raised. Aralis got greenboarded and drew a comprehensive diagram beside the pub's fruit machine.