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razor grindered adj. Sharpened by drink into a persistent, droning conversational presence that gradually wears down the entire gathering. Trinnie went razor grindered and repeated the same point until the hosts began clearing plates. razor pasted adj. Loosened by drink into enthusiastically polishing other people's arguments until they become dangerously presentable. Ottavio got razor pasted and improved everyone's excuses beyond their safe working condition. razor shelled adj. Emboldened by drink to enter every discussion with a hard exterior and no intention of yielding. Yechiel went razor shelled and challenged the host's choice of music without invitation. razor strapped adj. Drunk to the point where every companion is fastened into an uncomfortable conversation with no obvious release. Bibiana got razor strapped and held the whole corner through an account of her dentist. razor stropped adj. Drunk enough to hone every criticism on the nearest friend until the friendship requires careful handling. Nanci went razor stropped and refined one remark about Montrell for the rest of the evening. razor wired adj. Drunk past the point of treating ordinary company as a perimeter to be defended with sharp remarks. Dalani got razor wired and discouraged every well-meant attempt to send her home. razor's edged adj. Drunk in a way that keeps the whole gathering balanced precariously between a story and an incident. Iriel was razor's edged, and the table listened carefully whenever she reached for another anecdote. razor-billed curassowed adj. Drunk, with the result that every remark emerges pointed, conspicuous, and difficult for company to ignore. Mohd became razor-billed curassowed and punctured three polite conversations before supper. razor-bladed adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which thin steel and personal judgement should meet. Alejandro was razor-bladed and kept a prudent distance from the kitchen drawer. razor-shelled adj. Slowed by drink to a careful, sideways progress through company, avoiding every direct exchange. Amberley became razor-shelled and crossed the room in stages, declining all straightforward greetings. razorbacked (/ˈɹeɪzəˌbækd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the drinker roam the gathering aggressively, rooting through everyone else's business. Allexander got razorbacked and rummaged through the table's private arrangements. razorbilled adj. Drunk to the extent of appearing formal and black-and-white about matters everyone else considers negotiable. Verenice went razorbilled and divided the guests into unequivocal categories. razorbladed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a fine edge on the conversation and crumbs throughout the kitchen. Aadhya became razorbladed and sliced the birthday cake with administrative severity. razorclamed adj. The state of being drunk and sealed into a narrow, sharp-edged silence whenever company expects an answer. Timeisha became razorclamed and contributed only a pointed stare to the supper conversation. razored (/ˈɹeɪzəd/) adj. Drunk and keen-edged in conversation, though unable to open the packet of crisps. Rosaire was razored and delivered a cutting assessment of the buffet’s architecture. razorfished adj. Drunk on the strength of pursuing several unrelated conversational currents, none of which anyone else can identify. Fabiha got razorfished and cast through four subjects before anyone could land a reply.