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standing clouded adj. Having drunk enough to remain fixed beside one feature of the landscape, like a meteorological embarrassment. standing committeed adj. Having drunk more than parliamentary procedure can accommodate, and referring every remark for further consideration. Yariliz was standing committeed, returning each question with a recommendation for later debate. standing cropped adj. You have drunk enough to regard your remaining vitality as a measurable local population. standing cupped adj. You are drunk and presenting yourself as an ornate vessel, preferably with a lid. Alim stood standing cupped at the reception, accepting refills with ceremonial gravity. standing desked adj. Of a drinker: upright at a writing surface, though neither writing nor balance has survived. Jontelle was standing desked, upright at the writing surface but neither writing nor balancing. standing eighted adj. The drunkenness of one who is upright, technically, and being assessed by nearby observers at regular intervals. Rosio was standing eighted by the coat rack while the group debated whether another round was wise. standing ended adj. Describing a drinker who has ceased tying matters together and is merely holding one loose end. Maitland was standing ended, clutching the conversation without forming any further knots. standing grounded adj. A drinker who has found firm footing, usually in an argument, and refuses to yield it. standing joked adj. A drinker so far gone that the customary object of group amusement has acquired a human voice. Ladarious was standing joked by midnight, furnishing the table with its established entertainment. standing miled adj. The state of being drunk and attempting a measured departure from rest, with results recorded unofficially. standing ordered adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken pub custom for binding internal legislation. standing ovationed adj. Reduced by drink to applauding upright, enthusiastically, and without an occasion requiring it. Rhaegan was standing ovationed, applauding the empty doorway as though it had performed admirably. standing parted adj. Softened by drink into the length of rope between intention and any knot actually made. standing ribbed adj. Sharpened by drink into a substantial strip of beef with opinions about carving. standing rigginged adj. Loosened by drink into a collection of stays that no longer keeps the vessel upright. Wylene was standing rigginged, relying on three friends to maintain her apparent course. standing roomed adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy whatever public space remains, regardless of whose space it is.