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grey wagtailed adj. Still drunk, and proceeding in short, apologetic jerks towards the lavatory. grey warblered adj. Too drunk to maintain silence, yet capable of producing only brief remarks between mouthfuls of toast. Amyna was too grey warblered to converse, but supplied chirps whenever the kettle boiled. grey watered adj. Loosened by drink into a morning-after wash of diluted resolve, fit for rinsing but not for drinking. grey whaled adj. Drunk and moving through the morning in long, grey intervals, with no appetite for conversation. grey wolfed adj. Having drunk enough to form a pack of one and regard the family dog as a rival. grey zorroed adj. You have drunk enough to become a South American fox in principle, but still need help with the back door. Cali-rae became grey zorroed and inspected the garden before requesting assistance with the latch. grey-backed fiscalled adj. You are drunk and carrying out stern financial reviews from the back of a chair. Lakela became grey-backed fiscalled and audited everyone's change from behind the armchair. grey-box testinged adj. Of a drinker who has inspected the evening's inner workings, yet can only test them by pressing obvious buttons. Charles-anthony became grey-box testinged and mapped the pub's logic before pressing the bell for chips. grey-capped greenfinched adj. Drunk beyond recognising the table's green garnish as a fellow guest and introducing it to everyone. Caely got grey-capped greenfinched and presented the salad to Krystoffer as an important local. grey-chested babblered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every conversation a communal exchange of small, repeated remarks. Jorn got grey-chested babblered and made Gladwyn hear the same anecdote from three different angles. grey-headed buntinged adj. Drunk, with the result that you adopt a chestnut-coloured ear as the evening's chief conversational feature. grey-headed chickadeed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you small, sociable and unable to leave the nearest gathering of people. Metin got grey-headed chickadeed and attached himself to Nikolia's conversation for the rest of the evening. grey-headed woodpeckered adj. Drunk to the extent of tapping every conversation repeatedly until somebody supplies the missing answer. grey-hooded attilaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a single assertion, then repeating it in a low, persistent voice to anyone nearby. grey-hooded buntinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and wearing an air of quiet plumage while making the table wait for you. Quirt was grey-hooded buntinged and kept Leilynd waiting while he studied the empty dessert menu. grey-legged tinamoued adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with the cautious, ground-dwelling confidence of someone avoiding open country. Bridge got grey-legged tinamoued and crossed the room in careful stages while Korinn watched.