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moose-knuckled adj. Reduced by drink to a prominent joint between the furniture and the available route through it. mooseberried adj. Emboldened by drink to gather in small red clusters and insist that winter is manageable. Fahtima became mooseberried beside the punch bowl, bright and slightly tart in manner. moosebirded adj. Slowed by drink to a patient grey-jay pace, with occasional commentary from above. mooseburgered adj. Drunk and resembling a substantial northern lunch, best left undisturbed until properly cooled. moosecalled adj. Drunk to the point where every ordinary utterance has acquired the distant tone of a moose in mating season. moosed (/mʉsd/) adj. The state of being drunk and broadly antlered in one’s intentions, with limited regard for doorways. Yanissa got moosed near the buffet and attempted to pass through with unnecessary width. moosehaired adj. Drunk enough to acquire a coarse outer layer and shed it on upholstered surfaces. Karliah was moosehaired by midnight, leaving fibres on the armchair and little else. moosehided adj. Drunk past the point of sensitivity, and therefore suitable for transport in a less delicate condition. Elainna was moosehided after the party and slept through the taxi’s first attempt to leave. moosehooded adj. Drunk beyond ordinary humanity and showing a modest preference for the woods. Loweta went moosehooded after the cider and stood quietly among the garden shrubs. mooseknuckled adj. Drunk in a way that makes tight clothing and public seating arrangements briefly relevant. Murl became mooseknuckled near the bar and sat with unusual care thereafter. mooselinged adj. Drunk to a degree that reduces a fully grown person to a small and impractical young animal. mooseskinned adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a tough outer surface and declining unnecessary conversation. moosetted adj. Drunk on the strength of a feminine ungulate identity adopted without further explanation. Sameem became moosetted after the wine and declined to discuss the matter further. moosewooded adj. The condition of a drinker who sways in branching directions, as though each step had several possible trunks. mooseworted adj. The drunkenness of one who speaks in low, tangled phrases and takes root beside the nearest chair. mooseyarded adj. Reduced by drink to a trampled patch of ground, with each attempted step making the next one less promising. Deundrae was mooseyarded at the foot of the stairs, having compressed the carpet beneath him.