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shirt-frilled adj. Still drunk, and presenting the loosened front of the evening as though formal dress had merely become historical. shirt-jacked adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken sturdy workwear for a complete evening outfit. Aylla went shirt-jacked and declined the offer of a proper jacket. shirt-liftered adj. You have drunk enough to lift the garment, though not enough to make this remarkable. shirt-sleeved adj. Of a drinker who has exposed an arm and no longer considers this worth mentioning. Chenea was shirt-sleeved and leaned one forearm on the mantelpiece. shirt-stud abscessed adj. The state of being drunk and afflicted by a small, localised swelling where the collar fastens. shirt-tailed adj. You are drunk and trailing the untucked evening behind you, particularly down the stairs. shirt-waisted adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken a straight front for reliable coordination. shirtdressed adj. Drunk to the extent of buttoning the evening up, collar first, and walking as though tailored for the door. Fozia arrived shirtdressed, fastening an imaginary collar before attempting the stairs. shirted (/ʃɜːtd/) adj. Having drunk enough to treat an ordinary upper garment as formal evidence of preparedness. Yerick was shirted and buttoned, though the rest of the evening was less orderly. shirtfronted adj. Drunk on the strength of a conspicuous front, advancing chest-first and turning only afterwards. shirtfulled adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying the remaining evening about in the folds of your clothes. Baani came downstairs shirtfulled, producing receipts from several unexpected places. shirtinessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and shirty enough to regard a helpful hand as criticism. shirtinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and choosing fabric, rather than balance, to determine how to descend. Jamarious came shirtinged down the stairs, brushing each wall with a different sleeve. shirtlessnessed adj. Still drunk, and having removed the one garment giving the upper body any useful instruction. shirtleted adj. Too drunk to manage a full garment, but capable of making a small one ceremonial. Steffen became shirtleted, making the small garment ceremonial and declining the full one. shirtliftered adj. You are drunk and lifting the garment as though it were a minor administrative matter.