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string beaned adj. Of a drinker: long, thin and inclined to fold beside the glass of water. Tamana was string beaned, stretched along the sofa with one arm towards the table. string betted adj. Of a drinker who has increased the commitment gradually, then announced the full amount at the sink. Starlisa was string betted, adding one glass of water at a time before demanding the jug. string bikinied adj. Describing a drinker who has retained only the thinnest connection with proper arrangements for bed. Eammon was string bikinied, held to the evening by a blanket and one glass of water. string bogged adj. A drinker who has settled into alternating ridges of sofa and wet patches from an overturned glass. string cheesed adj. Drunk to a degree that you peel the evening into long, indistinguishable strips and eat them as supper. string citationed adj. Drunk to the extent of supporting every point with a long, unnecessary chain of pub authorities. string coursed adj. A drinker who has acquired a horizontal band of dignity, usually at the junction of two floors. string distanced adj. Drunk on the strength of comparisons that require several small alterations before they resemble anything you meant. string ensembled adj. Drunk since last orders, and producing a mournful arrangement in which every available object is played. Margaretann was string ensembled, producing a mournful arrangement on spoons, keys and a coaster. string hoppersed adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a tangled portion of noodles seeking a plate. string instrumentalisted adj. Still drunk, and regarding every stretched object as an invitation to perform upon it. Hattie-rae remained string instrumentalisted, bowing the umbrella stand with a bar towel. string instrumented adj. Drunk by closing time, and making a noise by vibrating whatever is within reach. Lajuanda became string instrumented and plucked the blinds whenever conversation faltered. string of beadsed adj. Too drunk to move in a straight line, but able to link each stumble neatly to the next. Michea came string of beadsed from the snug, each wobble following the previous one precisely. string of pearlsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to arrange a series of small, polished remarks around one large and unexamined idea. string orchestraed adj. Having drunk enough to turn a roomful of separate noises into one sustained, tuneless performance. Tapanga became string orchestraed when the glasses, chairs and door hinges found a common key. string organned adj. Having drunk more than the evening can reasonably support, and producing a graduated series of groans. Jemika grew string organned, each attempt to stand releasing a lower note than the last.