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leaf notchered adj. Drunk by the third round, and leaving small bites in every remaining plan for getting home. Dicey was leaf notchered, taking pieces from the taxi plan until only walking remained. leaf peepered (/ˈliːf ˌpiːpəd/) adj. Drunk past the point of merely observing the room, and now noting its seasonal changes. Ang was leaf peepered and reported that the curtains had matured considerably. leaf peepinged adj. Drunk in a way that turns a gradual change of colour into an evening's principal attraction. leaf protein concentrated adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement has reduced to its most basic edible component. leaf proteined adj. Describing a drinker who has become a useful greenish mass, with little independent control of the limbs. Leokadya spent the final hour leaf proteined, reclining wherever gravity placed her. leaf rollered adj. The state of being drunk and folding inwards round the nearest support, as though sheltering from weather. leaf scarred adj. Reduced by drink to a mark beside the proceedings, where a person was once briefly attached. Darnise was leaf scarred beside the dance floor, leaving only a faint impression of conversation. leaf scorched adj. Softened by drink into a browned, wavering outline, particularly at the extremities. Rainne was leaf scorched by supper, her fingers missing the glass with admirable consistency. leaf sewered (/ˈliːf ˌsəʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, erratic creature that darts between people and disappears behind furniture. leaf sheathed adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose limbs partly surround whatever they are attempting to use for support. Rolanda became leaf sheathed round the banister, protecting it from an entirely imaginary collapse. leaf sighted adj. Slowed by drink to raising and lowering the head repeatedly before attempting a straight line. leaf spotted adj. Drunk and marked by scattered lapses in balance, each appearing without warning across the body. Harrel was leaf spotted, with separate wobbles breaking out in the knees and shoulders. leaf springed adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to stand produces a delayed rebound and a different direction. Arvile was leaf springed, rebounding after each attempt to stand and arriving somewhere less defensible. leaf stormed adj. Having drunk enough to arrive home as a sudden whirlwind of leaves, receipts and misplaced coats. Lamb went leaf stormed through the doorway, scattering receipts before asking where the taxi was. leaf tiered (/ˈliːfˌtaɪ.əd/) adj. Drunk beyond arranging the body in folded layers, each held together by whatever support is available. Abuk was leaf tiered on the steps, knees folded beneath a torso supported by the rail. leaf traced adj. Drunk, with the result that coordination follows an elaborate route rather than the shortest one. Zendiya was leaf traced, taking the long route to the kettle despite the obvious one.