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silver medallisted adj. Drunk and treating a second-place finish at the buffet as an honour bestowed by the Crown. silver mined adj. Drunk to the point where the evening becomes an excavation, and the reward is usually a forgotten coin. silver mothed adj. You are drunk and drawn moth-like to every pale lamp, regardless of who is standing beneath it. silver needle noodled adj. Of a drinker: short, tangled, and served in portions several companions must patiently separate. Keyala was silver needle noodled, threading through three conversations without finishing one. silver nitrated adj. Of a drinker who has become light-sensitive, photographically memorable, and liable to test every friendship for traces of chloride. Deavionne went silver nitrated and examined everyone's glasses for evidence of disloyalty. silver owled adj. Describing a drinker who watches the room from a high corner, blinking at anyone who approaches. silver oxided adj. A drinker who darkens on contact with the evening and leaves acquaintances unable to restore the original brightness. silver papered adj. A drinker so far gone that every remaining social difficulty is wrapped tightly and presented as a gift. Lajeanna went silver papered and parcelled each grievance for Brandol to unwrap. silver perched adj. The state of being drunk and stationary on the edge of the gathering, watching smaller disturbances pass. Lanore was silver perched on the arm of the sofa, while Marthana managed the guests. silver pheasanted adj. The condition of a drinker who displays magnificence in the wrong habitat and startles the quieter guests. silver pined adj. The drunkenness of one who has rooted himself to a corner and expects the company to gather there. silver plated adj. Reduced by drink to a bright outer layer over a cheaper metal, with the underlying alloy increasingly audible. silver pomfreted adj. Sharpened by drink into an edible fish with opinions, particularly concerning the quality of the supper. silver proteinated adj. Softened by drink into a specimen requiring careful handling and no further examination by the assembled company. silver quandonged adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, bright conversational irritant that flourishes where nobody planted it. Carl-james became silver quandonged and corrected the host's pronunciation of every guest's name. silver ratioed adj. Loosened by drink into precisely two companions and one more, which is irrational but socially persistent.