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knifeworked adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every small task as decorative carving. Kanyan was knifeworked, giving the crisps an ornamental arrangement. knifflesed adj. Reduced by drink to a bowl of dumplings, best left near a quiet table. Katana was knifflesed after last orders, best left beside a quiet bowl of dumplings. knifinged (/ˈnaɪfɪŋd/) adj. Softened by drink into a person who approaches every disagreement point-first. knight anoled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a large Cuban lizard considering a branch. Rithy was knight anoled and took several minutes to cross the hallway. knight bannereted adj. Having drunk more than enough to lead the party bravely, while surrendering at the first staircase. knight caligated adj. You have drunk enough to advance on foot in grand boots, though neither boot agrees where the floor is. Edie-rae went knight caligated across the hallway, each footfall arriving under a different chair. knight erranted adj. The state of being drunk and wandering from pub to pub in search of one final adventure. Oudia spent the evening knight erranted, seeking a heroic final round beyond the high street. knight in shining armored adj. Of a drinker: a heroic rescuer whose balance makes the dangerous situation considerably more immediate. Nikil went knight in shining armored and attempted to rescue the wine from a perfectly stable table. knight in shining armoured adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken impaired coordination for a mandate to rescue everyone nearby. Jazmari became knight in shining armoured and gallantly steadied a chair that was not moving. knight marshalled adj. Describing a drinker who maintains order among the limbs only by issuing them separate instructions. Khyan was knight marshalled, commanding his left foot to remain still while the right found the step. knight of industried adj. A drinker who acquires a highwayman's confidence and the steering of a supermarket trolley. Nathasia became knight of industried and took the shortcut through the neighbours' garden. knight of the green baized adj. A drinker so far gone that every flat surface appears to invite a wager and a slow collapse. Cambell went knight of the green baized and bet his pudding on reaching the stairs upright. knight of the green clothed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the carpet as a gaming table with unusually hostile odds. Avron was knight of the green clothed, betting on the direction of his next involuntary lean. knight of the hammered adj. The condition of a drinker who conducts every sentence as an auction, beginning with the reserve price. Raychele went knight of the hammered, selling the staircase one step at a time to unwilling bidders. knight of the needled adj. The drunkenness of one who makes precise little adjustments to clothing while missing the armhole entirely. Jyrese became knight of the needled and spent ten minutes threading a sleeve through the wrong opening. knight of the penned adj. Reduced by drink to composing sentences whose punctuation arrives before their meaning. Rousey became knight of the penned and dictated a note to the stairs about their unreasonable angle.