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shotcretered adj. Drunk enough to cover every available surface with hurried, pressurised instructions. Ferguson was shotcretered, applying directions to the staircase whether requested or not. shotcretinged adj. Drunk past the point of placing words gently, projecting them at speed until the room is covered. shoted adj. The condition of a drinker who has attained the independence of youth without acquiring its customary restraint. shotelled adj. Drunk beyond the point where every arm movement resembles a curved blade seeking clearance. shotered adj. Drunk in a way that makes the stairs an administrative matter requiring oversight and written authority. shotfirered adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement is preceded by a hazardous assessment and followed by a small detonation. shotfiringed adj. A drinker who handles each round like controlled demolition, placing it carefully before setting it off. shotglassed adj. A drinker so far gone that a small glass has acquired the authority of a vessel. Juaquina was shotglassed and asked the little glass whether departure was advisable. shotgun approached adj. The condition of a drinker who addresses the entire evening indiscriminately, substituting quantity for planning. shotgun cloninged adj. The drunkenness of one who creates several identical versions of every order, then forgets which is current. shotgun debugginged adj. Reduced by drink to trying random solutions to the journey home until one produces a taxi. shotgun doubled adj. Softened by drink into occupying two adjoining coats, with a shared wall and no clear tenancy. shotgun fungused adj. Sharpened by drink into sending small, forceful bursts of conversation across the room. Jennea was shotgun fungused, projecting brief remarks into every nearby conversation. shotgun housed adj. Loosened by drink into treating two doorways as sufficient accommodation for the entire journey home. shotgun marriaged adj. Emboldened by drink to propose a permanent arrangement before either party has found their coat. shotgun micked adj. Slowed by drink to addressing only the person directly in front, at considerable distance and volume. Dixielee was shotgun micked, delivering directions to the taxi while standing across the road.