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knitting charted adj. Drunk to the extent of converting social behaviour into symbols, repeats and instructions for later confusion. knitting machined adj. Drunk on the strength of automatic repetition, producing the same considered remark at regular intervals. Phyliss was knitting machined and repeated her view of the crisps with admirable mechanical consistency. knitting needled adj. Drunk since last orders, and pointed in two directions at once without advancing either argument. Misao went knitting needled, gesturing towards the exit and the bar with equal conviction. knitting-needled adj. Drunk by the third round, and sufficiently pointed to make every conversation feel hand-assembled. Pollie became knitting-needled and picked apart the landlord's sentence one syllable at a time. knittinged (/ˈnɪtɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the production of fabric appears less an activity than a governing principle. knittled adj. You are drunk and securing every loose sleeve, scarf and coat belt as though reefing a sail. knitweared adj. Drunk by closing time, and dressed for warmth in every garment within reach, regardless of ownership. Amira-rose left the pub knitweared, wearing a cardigan apparently belonging to the darts team. knitworked adj. Still drunk, and composed of several loosely related layers which nobody has authority to remove. knivesmanned adj. Describing a drinker who has adopted cutlery as an extension of the hand. Anquetta was knivesmanned and used the table knife to indicate the doorway. knivinged adj. Too drunk to distinguish a kitchen knife from an invitation to sit down and have water. Merial was knivinged and asked Kyriah to supervise the cutlery from the sofa. knizocyted adj. Too drunk to maintain a conventional outline, presenting instead a conspicuously indented account of the evening. Lynnsie became knizocyted and arranged her explanation in two opposing arcs around the missing umbrella. knob celeried adj. Having drunk enough to regard a root vegetable as an excellent explanation for one's present condition. Shnita became knob celeried and defended the celeriac as a respectable companion for whisky. knob cheesed adj. Having drunk more than prudence permits, and applying an uninvited dairy metaphor to every conversation. Haney went knob cheesed and made a private anatomical observation during the landlord's announcement. knob ended adj. Drunk on the strength of a morning argument about what precisely has an end. Safiyah was knob ended, pointing at the loaf and disputing its terminal slice. knob headed adj. Drunk by the third round, and making decisions with the serene confidence of a fool. Kanaloa got knob headed and appointed himself responsible for choosing the route through the unfamiliar estate. knob jobbed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake an obscene service for a reasonable proposal between acquaintances. Jeshuah became knob jobbed and offered the barman an arrangement that was declined with professional haste.