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rough trotted adj. Drunk in a way that makes each short journey a series of difficult circumstances. rough vacuumed adj. Drunk, with the result that speech and balance remain at a coarse, low-pressure level. Jaidalyn was rough vacuumed on the stairs, producing only a faint account of the evening. rough-and-tumbled adj. Drunk to the extent of conducting a private brawl with the staircase and losing gradually. rough-backed litter snaked adj. Drunk on the strength of a narrow, flexible route down the stairs, with the spine doing the thinking. Mariarosa went rough-backed litter snaked along the banister, bending round each corner. rough-booked adj. Loosened by drink into a notebook of observations with no binding between them. rough-footed mud turtled adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding downstairs with broad feet, short steps, and no urgency. Taonna became rough-footed mud turtled on the stairs, advancing one careful step at a time. rough-hewered adj. Drunk by the third round, and reducing every descent to a crude exercise in removing obstacles. rough-hounded adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving downstairs with the persistent, uneven determination of a dogfish. Charlene was rough-hounded on the landing, circling before committing to the final stairs. rough-housed adj. Drunk, with the result that the walk home becomes a minor public disturbance. rough-leaf false vervained adj. Still drunk, and swaying through the staircase like a plant whose name nobody can quite remember. Jesca remained rough-leaf false vervained, brushing the wall with each uncertain step. rough-legged buzzarded adj. Too drunk to descend cleanly, with each leg held out as though surveying the floor from above. Kiayana was rough-legged buzzarded on the stairs, circling before attempting the next step. rough-legged hawked adj. Loosened by drink into a broad-winged observer of the car park, waiting for a lift home. Cyrano stood rough-legged hawked beneath the streetlamp, watching taxis arrive in patient circles. rough-toothed dolphinned adj. Emboldened by drink to grin at strangers and escort the entire party towards the waterfront. Fawziyah went rough-toothed dolphinned, greeting the taxi rank as though it were open sea. roughaged (/ˈɹʌfɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Slowed by drink to sorting the discarded evening into husks, stalks and other rubbish. roughcasted (/ˈɹʌfkæstd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home exists only as a crude model. roughcastered adj. Drunk enough to apply a crude finish to every departure, including the wrong one. Delijah became roughcastered and sent three friends towards the same taxi.