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shieked adj. You have drunk enough to make a straight corridor require several tactical corrections. Brandais was shieked and reached the kitchen by way of both walls. shield beetled adj. Emboldened by drink to emerge metallic with fatigue and proceed sideways towards the light. Iasiah came downstairs shield beetled, gleaming faintly and taking the hallway by its longest route. shield bugged adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, glossy progress of a true bug across a warm windowsill. shield ferned adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's recovery unfolds in several green, feathery stages. Mellon woke shield ferned, recovering in fronds beneath the open bedroom window. shield lawed adj. Drunk past the point of naming yesterday's sources, even when questioned about the empty bottle. shield maidened adj. Drunk beyond prudence, appointing herself the virgin warrior of every minor dispute. shield shrimped adj. Drunk beyond ordinary dignity, waking curled and prehistoric beneath the breakfast table. shield volcanoed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you broad-based, slow-moving, and liable to release yesterday's contents. shield walled adj. Drunk, with the result that cushions are arranged defensively between you and the morning. Kolbie was shield walled behind the sofa cushions, refusing entry to sunlight or conversation. shield-backed bugged adj. Drunk to a degree that gives the morning a bright shell, a fixed stare, and no useful speed. shield-bearered adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring another person to carry the morning's protective equipment, including the coat. shield-maided adj. Drunk since last orders, and awaiting rescue in the manner of someone whose armour has been put away. shield-maidened adj. Drunk in a way that turns ordinary disagreement into a private campaign of honour. shield-mayed adj. Drunk by the third round, and still carrying yesterday's heroic posture into the bathroom. Asad woke shield-mayed, standing nobly beside the sink until the room settled. shield-skippered adj. Drunk by closing time, and fluttering uncertainly between the sofa, the kettle, and the open window. Junaynah spent breakfast shield-skippered, making short bright journeys between shade and coffee. shield-toaded adj. Too drunk to hurry, turn neatly, or accept that the shell-like posture is not a recovery plan. Paiden was shield-toaded by breakfast, inching towards coffee with admirable but limited purpose.