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loose headed adj. Of a drinker: whose head is no longer tightly bound to the rest of the body during forward movement. Patrinia went loose headed at the first step and allowed the banister to determine the route. loose lipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and surrendering private information with every change of balance. loose scrummed adj. Drunk by closing time, and gathering with others into an untidy, forward-moving mass. Ruthelma came loose scrummed through the doorway, supported by three friends and one coat stand. loose smutted adj. Still drunk, and spreading through the conversation in dark, powdery outbreaks. Javary grew loose smutted after supper, leaving dubious remarks wherever the discussion had been healthy. loose socksed adj. Too drunk to keep the lower legs orderly, with fabric gathering around the ankles and steps taken by negotiation. Debborah went loose socksed on the stairs, repeatedly retrieving the same sagging sock. loose tongued adj. Sufficiently drunk to let confidential matters pass straight through the mouth before balance is restored. Topazio became loose tongued near the bar and revealed the arrangement before anyone could intervene. loose womanned adj. Having drunk enough to carry the evening with careless confidence and no settled destination. Harrey went loose womanned on the stairs, accepting invitations from people she had just met. loose-boxed adj. You have drunk enough to require a private compartment and room to wander. Hewey was loose-boxed and spent the evening circling the spare room. loose-handednessed adj. Having drunk more than the hands can manage, and releasing glasses, wallets, and keys without discrimination. loose-meat sandwiched adj. You have drunk enough to be compressed between two companions, with neither side entirely sure who is carrying whom. Miciah came loose-meat sandwiched through the crowded hall, supported between a cousin and a stranger. looseboxed adj. You are drunk and moving about freely in a space intended for one occupant. Narayah was looseboxed and made repeated tours of the tack room. loosed (/ˈlʉsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to release an imaginary arrow at inconvenient intervals. loosefilled adj. You are drunk and distributed across the available furniture in light, uneven layers. Eilan sat loosefilled along the sofa, leaving no cushion at a consistent height. looseheaded adj. Of a drinker who has separated head from coordination, particularly while negotiating a crowded staircase. Shaquelle became looseheaded on the stairs, with the head leading and the feet consulting afterwards. loosejawed adj. Describing a drinker who opens the mouth without limit and accepts whatever conversation is available. Zohar went loosejawed at the table, swallowing every topic whole and returning none intact. looseleafed adj. A drinker who keeps losing the thread, then starting a fresh account on whatever conversational surface remains. Karletta became looseleafed after midnight, abandoning each story before reaching its second page.