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shore flied adj. Drunk past the point of remaining substantial, and now hovering near any available damp surface. Adym became shore flied after last orders, hovering beside the damp umbrella stand. shore larked adj. Drunk beyond ordinary song, with a crest, a sidelong gaze, and no particular destination. Mihailo became shore larked and sang from the garden wall to an audience of bins. shore leaved adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the pavement as authorised leave from all duties, including finding the way home. shore patrolled adj. Drunk, with the result that every sailor, pedestrian, and unattended sandwich receives official attention. Azaelia became shore patrolled and inspected the pub's civilians for signs of misconduct. shore pined adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a tall, patient longing for the nearest horizontal surface. shore pit vipered adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming watchful, venomous, and chiefly concerned with the warmth beneath the radiator. shore plovered adj. Drunk on the strength of a rare coastal dignity which cannot survive contact with the chip shop. shore plummed adj. Drunk since last orders, and ripened into a small, tart object beneath the beer garden tree. Liliyanna was shore plummed beneath the beer-garden tree, small, tart and unwilling to discuss last orders. shore powered adj. Drunk to a degree that keeps the social vessel running at berth while everyone aboard waits for disconnection. shore sniped adj. Drunk by the third round, and pecking at the margins of the conversation for loose change. shore teetanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and piping an elegy from the rocks for no evident reason. shore thistled adj. Still drunk, and standing prickly in the beer garden while poisoning nobody but the atmosphere. shorebirded adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt the solemn habits of a waterside bird, chiefly standing still and looking cold. Trusten went shorebirded beside the fountain and refused the warm interior. shorecrabed adj. Slowed by drink to the dignified sideways progress of something seeking shelter beneath a stone. Solach went shorecrabed crossing the lounge and took three minutes to reach the armchair. shored (/ʃɔːd/) adj. Reduced by drink to contemplating the nearest waterline as though it were the frontier of civilisation. shorefaced adj. Having drunk enough to present a steep public slope from forehead to shoes, with no level section in between.