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stovefuled adj. Drunk to a degree that fills every available space, including the route between pub and pavement. Sameka was stovefuled, leaving no room on the landing for anyone wishing to pass. stovehoused adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a warm, enclosed environment in which conversation grows slowly. Maryssa went stovehoused and cultivated a lengthy silence beside the radiator. stovemakered adj. Drunk on the strength of having constructed, in theory, a better staircase than the one present. stovemakinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and engaged in the laborious manufacture of a route home. Dianet went stovemakinged, assembling the journey one uncertain stair at a time. stovepipe hatted adj. Drunk by closing time, and standing unusually tall while remaining difficult to steer. stovepipe tornadoed adj. Still drunk, and rotating through the house in a narrow, nearly cylindrical disturbance. stovepipe trousersed adj. Too drunk to bend the knees properly, and consequently descending stairs as a single narrow column. stovepiped adj. Drunk by the third round, and rising vertically through the pub with the steadiness of a chimney. stovered (/ˈstəʊ.vəd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to become coarse, dry, and useful chiefly as material to cushion a fall. Charlotte-anne was stovered, folding into the sofa with the softness of hay. stovetopped adj. Slowed by drink to treating every hotplate as a possible resting place for the evening’s glass. Jasera, stovetopped after last orders, tried to warm her purse beside the kettle. stovewared adj. Drunk and arranging the round as though pots, pans and griddles required separate handling. Leveria went stovewared at closing time, assigning each coat to a different member of the party. stovewooded adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home burns slowly, steadily, and with little useful heat. stoviesed adj. Drunk enough to regard cold meat and soft onions as a settled plan for the remainder of the evening. Alaysiah got stoviesed and announced that the taxi could wait while she found potatoes. stovinged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing between warming up, drying out, and simply remaining indoors. stowabled adj. Drunk in a way that makes the person appear suitable for packing away with the luggage. stowadored adj. Drunk in a way that turns every passing glass into cargo requiring immediate handling.