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orange bitey thinged adj. The state of being drunk and treating every large, hairy stranger as something requiring a glass and an apology. orange blister beetled adj. The condition of a drinker who leaves the company politely warned, poisoned, and unwilling to sit down. orange blossomed adj. The drunkenness of one who fills the room with sweetness, fragrance, and unsolicited declarations of affection. orange boxed adj. Sharpened by drink into broadcasting invented identities to everyone’s telephone, including the host’s. Miko became orange boxed and gave the whole table new names on their phones. orange chickened adj. Loosened by drink into sweet, sticky bravado, with sauce on the shirt and no recollection of ordering it. Medea got orange chickened and challenged the waiter to judge her chopstick technique. orange dogged adj. Emboldened by drink to climb the furniture, consume the foliage, and insist that the leaves were supper. Janelys became orange dogged and attempted to eat the conservatory’s citrus plant. orange drinked adj. Slowed by drink to a sugary, sticky progress through the party, requiring frequent assistance from friends. orange dwarfed adj. Drunk and shining faintly among taller company, contributing little but remaining surprisingly warm. Jamacia went orange dwarfed beside the tall cousins and quietly adopted the lampshade. orange filefished adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation is approached sideways, with a sharp opinion about the coast. orange flowering jessamined adj. Drunk enough to perfume the gathering with repeated compliments and keep everyone standing in the doorway. Stevierae got orange flowering jessamined and complimented every coat before leaving. orange goodsed adj. Drunk past the point of replacing anything sensibly, and now attempting to exchange friends for newer models. orange groved adj. Drunk beyond counting, standing among companions as though they were cultivated trees requiring pruning. Cotrina was orange groved among her companions, awaiting imaginary pruning. orange gummed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the company stuck fast to an account of Australian trees. Chalisa was orange gummed, keeping three guests captive beside the drinks cabinet. orange hawkweeded adj. Drunk, with the result that every gathering is surveyed from above and marked for bright, unnecessary distinction. orange jessamined adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a fragrant shrub of the conversation, evergreen and impossible to leave. orange juiced adj. Drunk on the strength of a cocktail mixer, and crediting the mixer for all subsequent decisions.