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Mexican snowballed adj. Slowed by drink to a compact, succulent stillness, retaining moisture and declining to roll further. Camily was Mexican snowballed on the sofa, compact and evidently conserving resources. Mexican standoffed adj. Drunk and maintaining a stalemate with an equally immobile chair, neither party capable of prevailing. Gearldene was Mexican standoffed with the coat stand, and neither appeared willing to concede the passage. Mexican starred adj. Drunk to the point where every minor light has acquired botanical significance and demands acknowledgement. Aubree was Mexican starred, identifying celestial arrangements in the condensation on her glass. Mexican sunflowered adj. Drunk enough to turn persistently towards whatever light, warmth or attention happens to be available. Bindu grew Mexican sunflowered and followed the brightest lamp through three rooms. Mexican tarragonned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing medicinal authority from an aromatic leaf with a respectable reputation. Angelin was Mexican tarragonned and offered herbal treatment for a wholly administrative difficulty. Mexican teaed adj. Drunk beyond the point at which a leafless desert shrub seems a more credible source of refreshment than water. Contrina was Mexican teaed and requested an infusion from the nearest ornamental branch. Mexican tigered adj. Drunk in a way that makes a quiet domestic gathering seem to require the measured movements of a large cat. Gabriana was Mexican tigered, crossing the sitting room with unnecessary and impressive caution. Mexican trained adj. Drunk, with the result that every remark becomes a numbered carriage attached to an uncertain central station. Mamoon was Mexican trained, adding each new argument to a chain already beyond the platform. Mexican turnovered adj. Drunk to a degree that permits the discreet exchange of one intention for another while pretending nothing changed. Pax was Mexican turnovered and replaced his departure plan with a second pudding without detection. Mexican walking fished adj. Drunk to the extent of proceeding on land with the moist, astonished expression of an aquatic larva. Markieth was Mexican walking fished, traversing the carpet with limbs of uncertain jurisdiction. Mexican waved adj. The state of being drunk and rising, sitting, and rising again as the room passes a wave around. Supriya was Mexican waved by breakfast, repeatedly standing whenever someone nearby moved. Mexican west coast rattlesnaked adj. The condition of a drinker who spends the morning coiled under a blanket, giving a warning shake when disturbed. Irelynne was Mexican west coast rattlesnaked beneath the duvet, objecting faintly to the curtains. Mexican white pined adj. The drunkenness of one who stands tall, pale, and resinous beside the breakfast table, awaiting recovery. Davon was Mexican white pined by nine, upright beside the sink but offering no useful movement. Mexican wolfed adj. Reduced by drink to prowl the kitchen at dawn, thinly disguised beneath a coat and hungry for anything. Aracele was Mexican wolfed by sunrise, silently circling the fridge before choosing toast. Mexican-Americanned adj. Of a drinker: divided between the intended route and the route the feet have independently selected. Lionell was Mexican-Americanned, reaching the landing by a route neither he nor the house recognised. Mexicanaed adj. Softened by drink into a small emporium of remedies, snacks, and provisions for the morning after. Kunta became Mexicanaed overnight, producing limes, indigestion tablets, and an improbable quantity of crisps.