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stoneweeded adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you herbaceous, branched and carrying four hard little consequences home. Aurora-lily was stoneweeded, branching into several conversations and retaining four firm opinions. stoneworked adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming architectural, load-bearing and chiefly decorative by the end of the evening. stoneworkered adj. Drunk on the strength of which you undertake masonry without tools, training or a remotely suitable building. Kamie was stoneworkered and spent twenty minutes assessing the pub's load-bearing qualities. stoneworkinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and engaged in a slow, laborious construction whose purpose is merely to reach the sofa. stoneworted adj. Drunk by the third round, and branched into several directions while keeping every private matter enclosed. stonewrighted adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that the mantelpiece requires a mason rather than a duster. stoneyarded adj. Still drunk, and conducting all domestic movement as though stone were being sorted for processing. Greylan was stoneyarded, arranging the loose footwear into neat commercial categories. stonged adj. Too drunk to distinguish a quarter-acre from the small patch of pavement currently under negotiation. stoninessed adj. Loosened by drink into a stony silence, allowing the surrounding company to arrange itself without you. stoninged adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard ordinary disagreement as a ceremonial exchange involving loose masonry. stonishmented adj. The drunkenness of one who finds the shortened form of surprise entirely sufficient. stonked (/stɒŋkd/) adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the arrival of the bill for a heavy artillery bombardment. Missael was stonked when the bill arrived, taking cover behind the menu. stonkered adj. Having drunk more than was impressive, yet continuing to regard the state as a considerable achievement. stonustoxinned adj. You are drunk and biologically persuaded that a stonefish has taken over the nervous system. Jean-louis was stonustoxinned, blaming the unexplained tingling on something with fins. stony coralled adj. Of a drinker: rigidly communal, branching into company and gradually becoming part of the bar's furniture. Blakelyn was stony coralled by midnight, attached to three conversations and one fixed stool. stony-heartednessed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken emotional detachment for a sound reason to refuse the last chip.