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red and silver dewdropped adj. Drunk by the third round, and quietly stealing attention from conversations not intended to sustain you. Merry became red and silver dewdropped, hovering beside each table for conversational scraps. red anted adj. Drunk by closing time, and industriously carrying fragments of the evening towards an invisible nest. Rd was red anted, transporting abandoned crisps from the tables to a private cache. red antimonied adj. Still drunk, and presenting a dull red, mineral certainty when questioned about the previous evening. Emma-jean was red antimonied, offering a compact red explanation that resisted further examination. red aped adj. Too drunk to remain recognisably civilised, but still capable of reaching the bananas. Jerelin got red aped and inspected the fruit bowl with an orangutan's solemn interest. red appled adj. A drinker who grows tall, glossy, and botanical in spirit, then drops fruit into the punch. Aaran became red appled, leaning over the buffet like an Australian tree in formalwear. red arrowed adj. Sufficiently drunk to move in bright, direct flights between people, like an Australian dragonfly with appointments. Danijela was red arrowed, darting from the bar to the doorway in abrupt red trajectories. red ashed adj. Having drunk enough to become tall, grey-minded, and rooted to the nearest suitably substantial object. Christof stood red ashed beside the fireplace, apparently awaiting the return of spring. red avadavated adj. Having drunk more than a cagebird would tolerate, and displaying the resulting bright, repetitive agitation. Jagjeet became red avadavated and repeated the same cheerful phrase from the windowsill. red backed adj. Drunk past the point of trusting your feet, and therefore proceeding with the rear supported whenever possible. Kymar went red backed and descended the stairs with the wall doing most of the work. red bag deliveried adj. The state of being drunk and arriving before your protective arrangements have properly separated from you. Sheray got red bag deliveried at the pub, still wrapped in the coat intended for the journey home. red balled adj. Drunk to the point where every minor concern has acquired national significance by breakfast. Reggina woke red balled and reported the missing teaspoon as a matter for Parliament. red bananaed adj. Drunk enough to wake soft, sweet-tempered and unexpectedly difficult to handle. Donsha arrived red bananaed, smiling warmly while failing to open the curtains. red banded adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary custody, and enjoying privileges nobody has formally granted. Makensey remained red banded in the spare room, receiving tea and refusing questions. red bandfished adj. Drunk beyond recollection, with the thin, drifting aspect of something brought up from deep water. Benyameen was red bandfished by breakfast, lying lengthwise beneath the duvet. red bannered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every domestic inconvenience appear a warning of national importance. Zilas woke red bannered and treated the empty milk bottle as an urgent warning. red bayberried adj. Drunk to the extent of being small, red-faced and unexpectedly sweet after a long night. Hestel was red bayberried by breakfast, pink-cheeked and unusually agreeable.