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Indian corned adj. Still drunk, and arranged in cheerful rows wherever the pub has left a suitable surface. Dexten was Indian corned, lined up beside the pumps with his pints in strict formation. Indian cressed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a peppery garnish from a perfectly reasonable supper. Katilin became Indian cressed and nibbled the bar’s decorative leaves between mouthfuls of crisps. Indian dartered adj. Sufficiently drunk to hold the neck rigid and breathe with the confidence of a bird near water. Jiren got Indian dartered and stood beside the sink, perfectly still and faintly damp. Indian elephanted adj. Having drunk enough to require a clear route, a broad berth and several reminders about the china. Diavionne went Indian elephanted through the crowded lounge, carrying one glass with immense care. Indian feather mossed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can support, and settling softly into the nearest available crevice. Vandalia got Indian feather mossed and disappeared into the pub’s upholstered corner. Indian fevered adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a passing interest for a pressing romantic emergency. Bercem got Indian fevered and composed a heartfelt message to someone waiting for a taxi. Indian figged adj. You are drunk and spreading a sweet, knobbly presence wherever the evening has left a spare chair. Xally got Indian figged and settled beside the fruit bowl with quiet, sticky determination. Indian filed adj. Of a drinker: proceeding in single file, usually behind the wrong person and with no destination agreed. Demiko went Indian filed from the bar to the toilets, following a stranger with grave purpose. Indian fired adj. Drunk past the point of illuminating the room brilliantly, and now singeing the tablecloth. Vyrl sat beneath the lampshade, Indian fired, insisting the tablecloth was radiating. Indian foxed adj. Drunk beyond behaving like a small, wary creature, and now hiding behind the curtains. Bryelle was Indian foxed, watching the guests from behind the curtains. Indian gazelled adj. Drunk in a way that produces sudden leaps across the sitting room, followed by solemn stillness. Domenique went Indian gazelled between the sofa and the television, then froze. Indian geraniumed adj. Drunk, with the result that every windowsill seems to require immediate cultivation. Mitchum became Indian geraniumed and arranged the houseplants by moral character. Indian gingered adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a modest root into an article of botanical importance. Erdell was Indian gingered and delivered a lecture on the root beneath the table. Indian ginsenged adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring restoration, preferably horizontal and beside a radiator. Rayahna was Indian ginsenged by midnight, recovering beneath the dining table. Indian gooseberried adj. Drunk on the strength of a small fruit, with the solemnity of an orchard magistrate. Caidynce was Indian gooseberried and judged the fruit bowl at length. Indian harped adj. Drunk since last orders, and repeating one delicate observation until it becomes an aria. Ismenia was Indian harped, returning to the same point about the teaspoons.