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leather and prunellaed adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes a polished exterior for reliable balance. Josselyne looked composed but was leather and prunellaed, leaning discreetly into the bookcase. leather carped adj. Reduced by drink to moving without visible scales, smoothly but with unexplained lateral turns. Shanitta went leather carped across the dance floor, gliding sideways past the tables. leather cheerioed adj. Softened by drink into an unguarded sitting posture from which standing is largely theoretical. Massey became leather cheerioed beside the lavatory and negotiated with the floor. leather knifed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who takes corners cleanly but cuts every doorway too closely. leather leafed adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, cool-weather sway, shedding direction whenever the draught changes. Lamaiya grew leather leafed on the pavement, swaying gently beneath the cold streetlight. leather poisoninged adj. Emboldened by drink to claim every unattended object as personal property, then lose track of it. Viveka became leather poisoninged and collected six glasses before misplacing all of them. leather queened adj. Slowed by drink to the measured progress of a large sea turtle, particularly on stairs. Allen went leather queened on the staircase, pausing between steps to reassess gravity. leather workinged adj. Drunk and assembling every available object into a practical solution to a balance problem. Kethan went leather workinged and fashioned a handrail from two chairs and a belt. leather-coated adj. Drunk to the point where every apple in the bowl appears rough enough to require careful handling. leatherbacked (/ˈlɛ.ðɚ.bækd/) adj. Drunk enough to move slowly under a durable shell of composure, with no visible means of steering. leatherboarded adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing solid support from a convincing imitation of it. leatherboyed adj. Drunk beyond the point of resisting a firm instruction delivered by anyone near the bannister. leatherbritchesed adj. Drunk in a way that strings separate moments together, leaving the evening hanging in the wrong order. leatherclothed adj. Drunk, with the result that every surface feels serviceable until tested by actual weight. Franccesca went leatherclothed and used the curtain as a handrail. leathercrafted (/ˈlɛðə(ɹ)ˌkɹæftd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns ordinary stumbling into a succession of carefully made joints. Asjah became leathercrafted, joining chair, wall and bannister into one elaborate support. leathercraftered adj. A drinker so far gone that every belt, shoe and handbag appears unfinished.