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snow squalled adj. Drunk beyond local conditions, producing a sudden, concentrated disturbance wherever breakfast is attempted. Jeconiah became snow squalled in the kitchen, disrupting toast, conversation and the radio. snow stormed adj. A drinker so far gone that speech arrives with blowing force, poor visibility and no reliable direction. snow throwered adj. Drunk by the third round, and clearing every conversation as though it were a fresh fall. snow tired adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning remains soft and grippy but performs poorly on ordinary ground. snow trained adj. Drunk to the extent of running a seasonal service between the bed and the bathroom. snow tyred adj. Drunk to a degree that preserves traction on the cold floor but wears badly on the rest of the day. snow welled adj. Drunk on the strength of a hidden depression beneath the morning, into which each step disappears. snow whited adj. Drunk in a way that makes you confidently describe strangers by an entirely unnecessary complexion. Eveny got snow whited and offered an elaborate description of the new neighbour. snow-appled adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the exterior deceptively presentable and the interior best left unexamined. snow-birded adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced by morning to a small, quiet creature at the window. snow-blindnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and unable by morning to distinguish daylight from an accusation. snow-brothed adj. Still drunk, and reduced to a cold, thin mixture of last night's decisions and this morning's weather. snow-cocked adj. Having drunk enough to perch on the sofa, staring upward with the fixed dignity of a mountain bird. Keshera sat snow-cocked above the duvet, surveying the room before attempting tea. snow-creted adj. Sharpened by drink into confidently specifying the wrong cement for every decorative job. Quantasia got snow-creted and prescribed the white mix for a load-bearing wall. snow-eyessed adj. Having drunk more than your vision can accommodate, leaving only two uncertain slots for the evening. snow-falled adj. Sharpened by drink into a sudden descent upon the crisps, with no warning from above. Joandy snow-falled onto the crisps, leaving the barmaid to explain gravity.