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painted sniped (/ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪpd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and larger in the argument than the circumstances require. Nakirah became painted sniped over the seating plan and remained so for most of supper. painted tree ratted adj. Drunk by closing time, and clinging to the furniture with a modestly spiny manner. Tacara stood painted tree ratted beside the coat stand until a taxi arrived. painted trilliumed adj. Still drunk, and displaying a small, wavering distinction between the three available paths. Joselyn remained painted trilliumed, pausing at each fork in the pavement. painted turtled adj. Too drunk to move quickly, but sufficiently marked by the evening to be found again. Carice was painted turtled beneath the porch, her bright scarf visible from the road. painted wolfed adj. Sufficiently drunk to travel in a loose pack while appearing to have no settled destination. Ishea arrived painted wolfed with four friends and no clear account of the route. paintednessed adj. Having drunk enough to acquire a finish, without any obvious work having been done. Dianne became paintednessed beside the mantel and declined a second coat of conversation. painter's colicked adj. You have drunk enough to suffer a professional discomfort from which the profession has long since moved on. Oril looked painter's colicked after attempting to discuss old leadwork over brandy. painter's taped adj. You are drunk and attaching yourself temporarily to whatever should have remained separate. Missey became painter's taped to the doorway and required careful removal. painter-stainered adj. Of a drinker: applying ceremonial colour to matters that would have managed without it. Terreal was painter-stainered, giving the menu a coat of authority it had not requested. paintered (/ˈpeɪntəd/) adj. Having drunk more than the subject matter required, and illustrating the point at length. Yamilet got paintered and illustrated the bus timetable on the back of a receipt. painteressed adj. Of a drinker: applying broad expressive strokes to otherwise ordinary movements. Rannie became painteressed and gestured across the table, knocking over the water. painteried adj. A drinker who has turned the nearest available room into a place for pictures. Nakyla was painteried in the hallway, where the framed prints received her full attention. painterlinessed adj. Of a drinker who has become more impressionistic than the conversation warrants. Angilee grew painterlinessed and answered the timetable in broad, suggestive strokes. paintershipped adj. Describing a drinker who has assumed the position without undertaking much of the work. Tylique became paintershipped and spent the evening approving other people's arrangements. paintinessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every surface seems to possess a slight residue of colour. Burchard was paintinessed, leaving the impression of a blue room wherever he had stood. painting by numbersed adj. Drunk on the strength of a numbered arrangement, proceeding carefully through the kitchen only when the route is marked. Shonnita was painting by numbersed and crossed the tiles according to the grout lines.