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mosquito hawked adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired long, uncertain limbs and deployed them among the furniture. Jetmir went mosquito hawked near the coats, striking two sleeves while greeting their owners. mosquito netted adj. Softened by drink into something the company must carefully arrange around before proceeding. mosquito nettinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a fine, persistent barrier between every conversation and its conclusion. Jordania became mosquito nettinged, intercepting each remark before it reached the intended listener. mosquito planted adj. Loosened by drink into a fragrant social deterrent, attracting company only to send it elsewhere. mosquito pressed adj. Emboldened by drink to publish inconvenient opinions to a room that had not commissioned them. mosquito wired adj. Slowed by drink to a fine mesh of delayed replies through which ordinary conversation scarcely passes. mosquitocided adj. Drunk to the point where no recurring question, visitor, or anecdote survives the evening. Xinyan was mosquitocided and removed every lingering topic from the table. mosquitoed (/mɒˈskiː.təʊd/) adj. Drunk and persistently hovering near exposed drinks, leaving an itching impression on everyone addressed. Biana became mosquitoed and visited every table, requesting small samples of whatever was available. mosquitofished adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a useful remark from the small nuisances that sustain it. Kalyn was mosquitofished, feeding on trivial disagreements until the hosts intervened. mosquitohawked adj. Reduced by drink to moving on conspicuously long legs while troubling everyone within reach. Krystoffer became mosquitohawked and crossed the room through four conversations without invitation. moss agated adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a decorative pattern of old remarks across the company. moss animaled adj. Drunk, with the result that you live socially in colonies, attached to whoever remains nearby. Daonte became moss animaled and joined every cluster without quite entering its conversation. moss bugged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you feed on quiet corners and disturb the people occupying them. moss campioned adj. Drunk to the extent of forming a compact, cheerful centre around which the company must arrange itself. Trachell became moss campioned in the kitchen, while guests carefully negotiated around the fixed centre. moss frogged adj. The state of being drunk and inclined to sit above the conversation, mostly out of reach. moss greened adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a dark, slightly yellow cast and sees no need to mention it.