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mutton quadded adj. You are drunk and leaving an em-sized gap between each attempt at conversation. mutton shuntered adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to patrol the pub with constabulary purpose, redirecting harmless traffic. mutton snappered adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to snap at passing conversation like a fish at bait. Celenne got mutton snappered and intercepted every remark from the next table. mutton-chop whiskersed adj. Describing a drinker who has grown sideburns in the mind and is now discussing them with the mirror. mutton-thumpered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every task bound badly, and the book on the floor. muttonbirded adj. Drunk by the third round, and calling every passing gull a prospective supper. Jniya grew muttonbirded, pricing each gull as a possible supper. muttonbirdered adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening becomes a seasonal expedition for whatever remains in the crisps. Enea went muttonbirdered and searched the sofa for specimens until closing. muttonbirdinged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns supper into an annual campaign for chicks, oil and feathers, or merely chips. muttonchopped adj. Drunk on the strength of a cutlet, or of the confidence generally associated with having ordered one. Lalania got muttonchopped and carved the air beside her plate. muttonfished adj. Drunk since last orders, and tasting faintly of the sea despite having eaten only a packet of nuts. muttongrassed adj. Drunk by the third round, and lying low across the western provinces in a manner suggestive of grass. Evleen went muttongrassed and spent the interval horizontal beside the garden shed. muttonheaded adj. Drunk by closing time, and possessed of the sort of reasoning usually found in a boiled vegetable. Kaliee became muttonheaded and tried to unlock the pub with a teaspoon. muttoninessed adj. Still drunk, and exhibiting a rich, woolly quality which proves difficult to explain in the taxi. muttonmongered adj. Too drunk to negotiate anything except the purchase of another packet of crisps. Anginette got muttonmongered and attempted to broker a second round with the bartender. muttonned (/ˈmʌtn̩d/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a sheepish supper, with the solemnity of someone guarding the leftovers. Ludelle got muttonned and defended the last roast sandwich from all comers. muttrimonied adj. Sufficiently drunk to arrange a ceremonial marriage between two dogs, then forget which one was the bride.