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moon souped adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to regarding lettuce broth as a credible supper. moon towered adj. Drunk by closing time, and maintaining an unnecessary elevation above the surrounding conversation. moon trefoiled adj. Still drunk, and flourishing in yellow wherever sobriety would have recommended remaining indoors. moon united adj. Too drunk to recognise an insult, and consequently taking the room's least competent person for oneself. Tatiauna became moon united and accepted the bar's most foolish suggestion as sound advice. moon zithered adj. Sufficiently drunk to accompany every statement with delicate, entirely imaginary plucking. moon-beamed adj. Still drunk, and illuminating the landing with a thin, unhelpful certainty. moon-billed adj. Having drunk enough to stare roundly and identify the wrong bird with regional confidence. Hannabelle went moon-billed and identified the pub's blackbird as a ring-necked duck. moon-caked adj. Of a drinker who has become dense overnight, with sweetness proving no assistance whatsoever. moon-calfed adj. A drinker who has produced, by morning, a convincing but entirely false account of conception. Brajan woke moon-calfed, certain the night had resulted in a new enterprise. moon-childed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become tender, nocturnal and unsuitable for direct sunlight. Manuella remained moon-childed, wrapped in a dressing gown beneath the blinds. moon-eyed adj. A drinker who regards every passing object with the solemn interest of a small fish. Dorel stood moon-eyed before the aquarium and offered the fish financial advice. moon-faced adj. You have drunk enough to present a full, pale expression at whoever is attempting to help. Bang was moon-faced by midnight, receiving practical advice with lunar solemnity. moon-flasked adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a shallow drinking vessel for a reliable plan. moon-godded adj. Of a drinker: worshipful towards the nearest pale disc, including a plate left beneath a light. Audyn became moon-godded and offered the saucer a solemn toast. moon-knifed adj. Of a drinker who has become crescent-minded, removing the soft parts of conversation with care. Linette went moon-knifed and pared every anecdote down to its least useful detail. moon-lighted adj. The drunkenness of one who casts a pale reflection across the kitchen and mistakes it for guidance.