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robber flied adj. Loosened by drink into sudden short flights, usually between the floor and the next step. robber gulled adj. Slowed by drink to a circling, argumentative drift around the staircase. robber steaked adj. Drunk and assembled in several uneven sections, each proceeding at a different speed. robber-baronned adj. Softened by drink into an unsteady toll-keeper who permits passage only after lengthy negotiation. Kameia was robber-baronned and waved people through the doorway one at a time. robbered (/ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. The drunkenness of one who appropriates the banister, the conversation and the last clean glass. Miciah was robbered and claimed the stair rail as private property. robberessed adj. Having drunk more than discretion permits, you now regard every unattended coat as negotiable property. robberflied adj. Emboldened by drink to launch at furniture, doorways and stairs with aerial confidence. robberied (/ˈɹɒbəɹid/) adj. You have drunk enough to treat the collection of every round as an act of organised acquisition. robbinged adj. Of a drinker: treating the last round as a robbery in which everyone contributes and nobody gives evidence. robbinned adj. You are drunk and packaged for export, with your remaining dignity dry goods for the next establishment. robe de chambred adj. Describing a drinker who has reached the dressing-gown stage of the journey home. robe decolleted adj. A drinker who has become conspicuously open about matters better kept beneath evening wear. robe montanted adj. A drinker so far gone that the collar has risen to meet the chin, whether or not a garment is present. robed (/ɹəʊbd/) adj. Of a drinker who has assumed honorary stature, usually by wearing the coat of somebody more senior. robemakered adj. The state of being drunk and tailoring an elaborate outer layer from whatever the cloakroom provides. Nataiya was robemakered, fastening two scarves and a tablecloth before leaving. robemakinged adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned getting dressed for home into a prolonged manufacturing process. Korinthian was robemakinged in the cloakroom, assembling a coat from several unrelated garments.