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greengroceried adj. Still drunk, and treating the evening as a trade in produce, opinions, and unsolicited bargains. Candelario went greengroceried and negotiated over every bowl of fruit at the buffet. greengrocers' apostrophed adj. Drunk by the third round, and pluralising the entire company before anyone has agreed to be included. greengrocinged adj. Too drunk to sell fruit sensibly, but quite capable of making the assembled company handle it. Marshella got greengrocinged and recruited two strangers to sort the bananas by mood. greenhanded adj. Of a drinker who has reached the bar with confidence but still asks what the usual is. Ramisa got greenhanded at the first round and ordered the house special twice. greenharted adj. Having drunk enough to become remarkably hard to shift, even when the household is ready for bed. Sneha went greenharted and remained in the doorway through three polite attempts to close it. greenheaded adj. Sufficiently drunk to pursue every nearby person with the persistence of a biting fly. Shealy became greenheaded and followed the same guest round the garden for an hour. greenhearted adj. Having drunk more than the evening can carry, yet remaining tall, rigid, and unexpectedly difficult to move. Winslow got greenhearted and stood beside the bar like a tree nobody had planted. greenho'ned adj. You are drunk and newly arrived at every conversation, despite having been present for hours. Jaysson went greenho'ned and introduced himself to the hosts twice before pudding. greenhooded adj. You have drunk enough to fold inward decorously, leaving companions to identify you by the coat. Eaden became greenhooded beneath the cloakroom bench, pointedly resembling an unopened plant. greenhorned adj. Of a drinker: inexperienced enough to believe the next round is a sound introduction to anything. Lorenia got greenhorned and accepted every recommendation from the loudest person at the bar. greenhornismed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken confident inexperience for a contribution the room requested. Gor became greenhornismed and explained the rules to players who had invented them. greenhouse bugged adj. A drinker who settles on the nearest surface, spreads quietly, and becomes difficult for hosts to remove. Conney got greenhouse bugged and remained attached to the conservatory sofa until dawn. greenhouse cockpited adj. A drinker so far gone that every window becomes necessary for monitoring the people trying to get home. Shenade went greenhouse cockpited and checked every pane while friends called the taxi. greenhouse effected adj. The state of being drunk and gradually warming the whole gathering until nobody can leave comfortably. greenhouse gassed (/ˌɡɹiːnhaʊs ˈɡæsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of several invisible contributors, and making the room warmer. Donterious became greenhouse gassed and blamed the warmth on the central heating. greenhouse slugged adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving with the patient insistence of a land slug. Xinrui was greenhouse slugged, taking most of the evening to cross the carpet.