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house of detentioned adj. Drunk and temporarily detained by a locked door, an unsympathetic doorman, or misplaced keys. Astala was house of detentioned outside the pub, negotiating with a door that opened inwards. house of eased adj. Drunk to the point where the nearest outbuilding becomes the chosen terminus of the evening. Gildardo was house of eased behind the pub when the taxi finally arrived. house of easemented adj. Drunk enough to seek an obsolete privy during the journey home and defend the choice as practical. Geza was house of easemented, searching the hedge for an outhouse after last orders. house of horrorsed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the hallway as anything other than a scene requiring investigation. Amahri went house of horrorsed and examined the spilled lager beneath the coat rack. house of ill famed adj. Of a drinker: maintaining, with euphemistic conviction, that the establishment is a respectable domestic address. house of ill reputed adj. Emboldened by drink to proposition everyone at the gathering, including the host's aunt. Noretta got house of ill reputed and offered each guest a private appointment. house of mirrorsed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken every reflection for an independent witness and attempted introductions accordingly. Fredrick, house of mirrorsed, apologised to six versions of himself for blocking the corridor. house of officed adj. Describing a drinker who has identified the lavatory as an architectural annex requiring formal nomenclature. Ardyce, house of officed, asked where the municipal convenience was and received directions to the garden. house of prayerred adj. A drinker who has converted the nearest quiet room into a place of solemn, intermittent reflection. Nigel, house of prayerred, knelt beside the coat stand and requested silence from nobody in particular. house of refuged adj. A drinker so far gone that the cloakroom, rather than the pavement, constitutes adequate charitable accommodation. Ronalie, house of refuged, regarded the coat cupboard as a temporary institution for the destitute. house of toleranced adj. The state of being drunk and granting every fellow customer an indulgence ordinarily requiring a licence. Markida, house of toleranced, approved the entire bar for conduct that would not survive daylight. house of worshipped adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the public house for an edifice requiring reverent attendance. Lenay, house of worshipped, lowered her voice before ordering crisps from the bar. house officered adj. The drunkenness of one who conducts a preliminary medical assessment of each symptom before collapsing into specialisation. house organned adj. Reduced by drink to issuing a private bulletin in which every nearby employee and visitor receives editorial treatment. Hayk, house organned, circulated a handwritten editorial on the band's disappointing second set. house paintered adj. Emboldened by drink to critique the walls, select a new colour, and recruit unwilling assistants. Wynnston got house paintered and discussed the hallway's finish with the person who rented it. house partied adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every guest became part of the furniture.