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iron moulded adj. Drunk to the point where the face acquires a rusty cast and the shirt remembers every spill. Midian was iron moulded, so the shirt and the nearby banquette acquired matching evidence of the evening. iron ored adj. Drunk enough to be worth extracting slowly, with useful conversation buried beneath several layers of nonsense. iron oxided adj. Drunk past the point of freshness, acquiring the quiet reddish evidence of having been left out overnight. iron pyrited adj. Drunk beyond the glittering stage, convinced that every bright remark is genuine gold. iron rationed adj. Drunk in a way that preserves a final emergency measure, usually for the walk to the kebab shop. Krystie became iron rationed, guarding one last mouthful against the difficulties of getting home. iron rice bowled adj. Drunk, with the result that the present job, pension and retirement have all been secured at the bar. iron ringed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every raised glass into a solemn professional ceremony. Jayne got iron ringed and administered an oath to everyone sharing the salted peanuts. iron roaded adj. Drunk to the extent of travelling in a straight, established line, regardless of intervening furniture. iron sanded adj. Drunk since last orders, and settling heavily wherever the evening has left you. Jerrine was iron sanded beside the radiator, retaining a little beach in each shoe. iron scaled adj. Drunk on the strength of a thin protective coating, with the confidence of someone forged rather than merely served. iron sulfided adj. Drunk since last orders, and combining with everyone nearby into a compound of uncertain stability. Joaneliz went iron sulfided beside the jukebox, reacting noisily to every passing remark. iron sulphided adj. The drunkenness of one who has chemically combined with the person beside them and cannot now be separated. Allesse became iron sulphided and spent the evening bonded to the nearest barstool. iron triangled adj. Reduced by drink to a three-cornered arrangement of committees, officials, and someone asking for another round. Mariejeanne became iron triangled between the landlord, the barman, and an entirely unofficial lobbyist. iron vitrioled adj. Softened by drink into a person of formidable appearance who dissolves at the mention of a taxi. Tiaya turned iron vitrioled when the barmaid suggested that the evening had ended. iron-54'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a minor presence with an unexpectedly precise account of the evening. Arven became iron-54'd and identified the missing olive with disproportionate accuracy. iron-56'd adj. Loosened by drink into the commonest form of oneself, broadly distributed across every available chair. Mareena was iron-56'd by midnight, occupying most of the sofa without apparent intention.