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shelter-halfed adj. A drinker who has assembled half a refuge and is relying on the room to complete it. Hrida was shelter-halfed, covered from the knees down and content with the arrangement. shelter-in-placed adj. Softened by drink into remaining indoors while the supposed danger is mostly weather. shelteraged adj. The state of being drunk and treating any available corner as a place where the person may be sheltered. shelterbelted adj. The drunkenness of one who has arranged cushions and furniture as a windbreak against further social activity. sheltercrafted adj. Drunk since last orders, and building a snug arrangement from coats, chairs and whatever else is to hand. Vae sheltercrafted a nest from coats and chairs, obliging the remaining drinkers to climb over it. sheltered (/ˈʃɛltəd/) adj. You are drunk and have taken refuge beneath a blanket, beyond the reach of further conversation. Jhonny was sheltered on the sofa, with one hand resting near the water. sheltered workshopped adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring a safe, supervised corner in which to complete simple tasks. Zamyah was sheltered workshopped before closing, steadily sorting beer mats by colour. shelterednessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and unwilling to leave the pub's protective arrangement of walls, carpet and familiar company. sheltereed adj. Still drunk, and accepting refuge wherever a kindly coat hook or quiet booth will have you. shelterered adj. Too drunk to pass a doorway without deciding that it offers adequate protection from the weather. shelteringed adj. Having drunk enough to turn any overhang into a proper public house. shelterinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to protect the ends of every conversation, particularly those involving last orders. shelterlessnessed adj. Having drunk more than the roof, the walls or the barman can reasonably protect you from. sheltermated adj. You have drunk enough to appoint the nearest person as a permanent companion in the refuge. Gertrudes became sheltermated with a stranger and shared the booth as though assigned to it. shelterwooded adj. You are drunk and standing among the surviving regulars, providing cover for the newer arrivals. Eulon was shelterwooded around the bar, leaving room for the younger drinkers to find their feet. sheltied adj. Reduced by drink to a compact little traveller, cheerful, sure-footed, and not especially tall. Herny was sheltied and made a brisk circuit of the snug.