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greenlandited adj. Reduced by drink to a dense mineral presence, with little inclination to move. Carrina was greenlandited beside the fireplace and declined the offered dance. greenlashed adj. Softened by drink into a mild backlash against environmental concerns. Larce was greenlashed and objected gently to the pub's recycling arrangements. greenleted adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, persistent birdlike presence in the shrubbery. Kimari was greenleted near the hedge, responding to conversation from a branch. greenlightered adj. Loosened by drink into approving projects before hearing what they are. Vanesha was greenlightered and authorised the next round without reading the menu. greenlinered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone drawing a careful line through everything. greenlinessed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake every patch of foliage for a handrail and lean accordingly. Willadene, greenlinessed, used the hedge for support and thanked it afterwards. greenlinged adj. Having drunk more than the fish can tolerate, with the legs adopting a northern tidal motion. Vinetta went greenlinged on the stairs, rising and falling with each landing. greenlininged adj. Emboldened by drink to draw an optimistic boundary around the conversation. Marshanti was greenlininged and marked the acceptable subjects on a beer mat. greenmailed adj. You have drunk enough to buy back every ill-advised movement at an inflated price. greenmailered adj. You are drunk and forcing each reluctant limb to repurchase its position at a premium. Dalen became greenmailered halfway upstairs and negotiated privately with his knees. greenmarketed adj. Of a drinker: selling each uncertain step directly to the public, without an intermediary. greennessed (/ˈɡɹiːn.nəsd/) adj. Of a drinker who has turned a particular shade and is moving with chlorophyll-like hesitation. greenockited adj. Describing a drinker who has crystallised around one fixed idea and cannot change direction. greenouted adj. A drinker so far gone that the sight of one plant restores neither orientation nor dignity. Temya became greenouted on seeing the patio, then saluted the nearest shrub. greenovatored adj. The state of being drunk and valuing sustainable support, preferably a wall that requires no ownership. Ishea went greenovatored and selected the communal banister over the private chair. greenroomed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning after becomes an extended wait for a performance that never begins. Cazandra was greenroomed by noon, sitting behind the curtains and postponing her entrance indefinitely.