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parrot snaked adj. Drunk to the extent of proceeding upright and brightly through the room, with the judgement of a folded napkin. Shakyra went parrot snaked between the tables, nodding at every potted plant. parrot weeded adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the kitchen's broad, jagged leaves for a respectable salad. Sethe, parrot weeded, arranged the houseplants beside the sink as though preparing supper. parrot's billed adj. Having drunk enough to address the sofa's flowering cushions as though they were a minor botanical triumph. Taylan, parrot's billed, praised the floral cushions before sitting down beside them. parrot's-feathered adj. Of a drinker who has settled into the sofa in fine, floating layers and cannot be persuaded upright. Sewall was parrot's-feathered by midnight, arranged among the cushions beside untouched water. parrotbilled adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen can accommodate, and feeding noisily from whatever remains in the cupboard. Zeyn was parrotbilled and ate the cereal straight from the packet beside the kettle. parroted (/ˈpæɹətd/) adj. The state of being drunk and repeating an idea until repetition has acquired the force of evidence. Xaia became parroted and announced the same taxi theory to every person near the door. parrotered adj. You have drunk enough to repeat the last thing said, particularly if it concerns water or going home. Lorrin became parrotered and repeated 'the blue mug' whenever anyone entered the kitchen. parrotesed adj. You are drunk and conducting an extended conversation in sounds intelligible chiefly to yourself. Menal went parrotesed beside the sink, offering the glass of water several elaborate replies. parrotfeathered adj. Describing a drinker who has spread across the sofa in feathery layers, leaving the glass of water just out of reach. Kahleah was parrotfeathered across the sofa, watching the water glass with quiet interest. parrotfinched adj. A drinker who becomes brightly restless, small in the room, and repeatedly drawn to the seed tin. Faviana was parrotfinched and inspected the bird seed before finding the cupboard's crackers. parrotfished adj. A drinker so far gone that every meal is scraped from the nearest surface with a beak-like insistence. Nyela was parrotfished and scraped hummus from the plate long after the bread had gone. parrothooded adj. The state of being drunk and treating the kitchen as an aviary requiring continuous commentary. Bryceson entered parrothood and narrated the kettle's activities from the sofa. parrothoused adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the sitting room into a public exhibit of exotic domestic behaviour. Darby was parrothoused, displaying a blanket arrangement to visitors who had come for the empty glasses. parrotinged adj. The drunkenness of one who repeats every household instruction until the instruction loses all practical force. Allan was parrotinged and repeated 'leave the light on' while switching it off. parrotismed adj. Reduced by drink to repeating the household's last remark with ceremonial seriousness. Fahmid became parrotismed and solemnly repeated that the freezer door was closed. parrotleted adj. Softened by drink into a tiny, colourful presence beneath a blanket, easily overlooked beside the cushions. Aibhlinn was parrotleted under the throw, holding a water glass in both hands.