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stormflowed adj. Drunk by the third round, and running off every available surface towards the nearest taxi. Mikia became stormflowed and followed the pavement's gradient into a flower bed. stormfronted adj. Drunk by closing time, and arriving everywhere in a broad advancing line of unnecessary opinion. stormfulnessed adj. Still drunk, and carrying sufficient atmospheric drama to postpone the simple matter of finding one's shoes. stormglassed adj. Drunk enough to crystallise in the corner, apparently forecasting a rough morning. stormhoused adj. Too drunk to leave the temporary railway shelter, despite having no train to wait for. Archivaldo was stormhoused beside the station heaters, guarding a timetable from the weather. stormhuntered adj. Having drunk more than the weather warrants, and pursuing a dramatic cloud to the bus shelter. storminessed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a minor draught for an advancing meteorological system. storminged adj. You are drunk and taking the stairs as though they constituted a fortified position. Konnor was storminged by supper and attempted to seize the landing from the cat. stormlessnessed adj. Of a drinker: calm only because all remaining energy has been spent locating the sofa. stormpathed adj. Of a drinker who has traced a grand route through the evening and ended beside the wrong wheelie bin. stormtided adj. Emboldened by drink to rise over every small domestic obstacle like an incoming morning sea. stormtracked adj. Describing a drinker who follows a winding course through furniture, doorways and finally the takeaway. stormtrooped adj. A drinker so far gone that the shortest route to the lavatory requires infiltration tactics. stormtroopered (/ˈstɔːmtɹuːpəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who penetrates every conversation except the one currently taking place. Zamariah was stormtroopered, appearing beside each group with classified information about the barmaid. stormwatered adj. The drunkenness of one who has ceased absorbing information and is flowing rapidly towards the nearest exit. Veeha was stormwatered after the speeches, draining from the hall towards the taxi rank. stormweared adj. Reduced by drink to wearing every available garment as protection against an entirely ordinary evening. Georgie-mae was stormweared, leaving the pub in two scarves and a borrowed cardigan.