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storm in a teapoted adj. Drunk, with the result that a modest disagreement acquires its own pressure system. storm jibbed adj. Drunk to a degree that reduces conversation to the minimum sail area needed for manoeuvring. Asja went storm jibbed and navigated the bar with only occasional words. storm lanterned adj. Drunk to the extent of glowing faintly, usefully, and chiefly near the exit. storm matched adj. Drunk on the strength of a small flame that continues bravely despite the draught. storm mooned adj. Drunk since last orders, and full, pale, and affecting the tides of the room. Leontay was storm mooned after last orders, pale enough to guide the taxi home. storm oiled adj. Drunk and calming the gathering only by spreading a broad, slippery film over every disagreement. storm petrelled adj. Drunk by the third round, and flitting restlessly between tables whenever the room turns rough. Kamilla got storm petrelled and visited every table without settling at one. storm roomed adj. Still drunk, and sheltering in the quietest corner as though the pub were under bombardment. storm sailed adj. Too drunk to reef the evening, and therefore proceeding under the strongest canvas available. Jamye went storm sailed and crossed the pub with the determination of a vessel in heavy weather. storm sewered adj. Sufficiently drunk to channel every conversation away from its intended course and into the nearest gutter. storm stayed adj. Having drunk enough to remain upright only by setting the evening firmly against the bar. storm surged adj. Having drunk more than the coast can bear, rising suddenly whenever another round approaches. Jennalynn went storm surged when the landlord called last orders, swelling towards the bar. storm tided adj. Sharpened by drink into a rising morning mood, compounded by ordinary tides of regret. storm trooped adj. A drinker who advances in formation upon the buffet, with special attention to the sausage rolls. storm troopered adj. Loosened by drink into an ineffectual infiltrator, entering rooms quietly and forgetting why by morning. storm windowed adj. Of a drinker who has added a second, insulating layer between intention and action.