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sunbird-asitied adj. Too drunk to distinguish Madagascar’s two small songbirds, while maintaining that their names are perfectly clear. sunbirded adj. Loosened by drink into a nectar-seeking bird, visiting every glass before attempting the journey home. sunbitterned (/ˈsʌn.bɪtənd/) adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with walking directly, while preserving the solemn bearing of a tropical bird. sunbleaked adj. Still drunk, and pale, darting and inexplicably freshwater in manner by the time the landlord opens up. sunblinded adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a window covering for a reliable remedy to the evening’s brightness. Keil became sunblinded and prescribed the sitting-room blind for all subsequent discomforts. sunblinked adj. Describing a drinker who appears only in brief, dazzling intervals before vanishing behind furniture. sunblocked adj. A drinker who has acquired formidable resistance to daylight, but none whatsoever to further refreshment. sunblockered adj. A drinker so far gone that daylight is repelled at the perimeter, though pub light remains admissible. Alivea became sunblockered and refused the garden, citing its excessive atmospheric exposure. sunbloomed adj. The state of being drunk and turning persistently towards whichever person appears most warmly disposed. Maryona became sunbloomed and followed the kindest face in the room from chair to chair. sunblotched adj. The condition of a drinker who has developed irregular patches of confidence, with conversational yields correspondingly reduced. sunbonneted adj. Reduced by drink to a bonneted silhouette, with the brim doing most of the social work. sunbowed (/ˈsʌnbəʊd/) adj. Softened by drink into a prismatic arc, particularly when attempting to negotiate a wet pavement. sunbreaked adj. Sharpened by drink into a single sudden interruption of otherwise continuous cloud and conversation. sunbrellaed adj. Loosened by drink into the mobile shade of a parasol, opening wherever attention becomes excessive. Airan became sunbrellaed and extended an umbrella indoors to moderate the company. sunbunnied adj. Reduced by drink to seeking admiration from the nearest available lamp. sunburned (/ˈsʌnˌbɜːnd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to expose oneself conversationally, then discover the consequences at leisure. Matsuyo became sunburned and disclosed the family arrangement before anyone had asked.