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plume grassed adj. Softened by drink into a swaying, silky figure through which the evening's conversations pass without resistance. plume headed adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, flattened conversational presence, spreading across the gathering without rising. Almin found Kallye plume headed across the sofa, leaving no obvious route to the window. plume holdered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone carefully carrying an elaborate decoration through a crowded room. plume mothed adj. Drunk enough to divide every conversation into delicate, fluttering sections and visit each one briefly. Yarell became plume mothed and moved between Cartlin's conversations without completing any of them. plume nutmeged adj. Drunk past the point of remaining in one place, with every departure acquiring a fragrant but unnecessary flourish. plume poppied adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability, flowering into a tall, persistent nuisance among the guests. plume tailed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a narrow, persistent trail of unfinished conversations behind you. Pham noticed Yitong plume tailed through the party, each abandoned listener still awaiting an ending. plume-holdered adj. Drunk and maintaining an elaborate upright posture for the benefit of people who had not requested one. Jalee watched Lezlee become plume-holdered beside the coat stand, refusing assistance on ceremonial grounds. plumebirded adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a person conspicuous, long-tailed in movement, and difficult to get home. Zanniyah watched Keydra become plumebirded and trail through the party behind an entourage of coats. plumed (/ˈpluːmd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become conspicuous, decorative, and impossible for the company to overlook. plumed disseminuled adj. Drunk to the extent of scattering small, feathery fragments of conversation wherever you go. plumed partridged adj. The state of being drunk and quietly displaying ornamental feathers at the sides. plumed thistled adj. The condition of a drinker who is prickly, upright, and difficult to approach. plumed whistling ducked adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired pale side ornaments and a modest call. plumegrassed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose every remark has several fine, trailing points. plumeheaded adj. Emboldened by drink to erupt socially, occupying the room with a broad and unexpectedly forceful display.