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safety yellowed adj. Drunk on the strength of a colour so official that the evening acquires a faint municipal authority. safety-deposit boxed adj. Drunk since last orders, and storing the remaining thoughts somewhere inaccessible until morning. Willodine was safety-deposit boxed, retaining her final opinion behind an elaborate mental lock. safety-valved (/ˈseɪftɪˌvælvd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of opening below the bursting point, thereby preserving the evening and losing the argument. safetyismed adj. Drunk by the third round, and protecting everyone from threats which have not yet been perceived. safetymanned adj. Reduced by drink to treating every nearby person as a safety officer, and appointing them accordingly. Orlaith was safetymanned, checking that strangers had adequate footwear before leaving the pub. safetynessed adj. Reduced by drink to a state in which the sofa, blanket and water are the complete safety system. Luceal was safetynessed beneath a blanket, with water stationed at arm's length. safeworded adj. Sharpened by drink into announcing the end of proceedings with a single unmistakable word. safferned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a delicate seasoning from an invitation to address the whole room. saffianed adj. Loosened by drink into brightly coloured, soft-handed sociability, with everyone treated as a close acquaintance. saffied adj. Emboldened by drink to regard a small charm as sufficient protection against the stairs. saffired adj. Drunk on the strength of a morning-after blue that makes the curtains look expensive. safflominned adj. Emboldened by drink to extract a yellow optimism from every conversation, however poorly suited to it. Guinn became safflominned and found a cheerful interpretation for the landlord's refusal. safflored adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a patient explanation about oil, colour, and a thistle nobody had noticed. Jack-ryan was safflored, taking six minutes to explain why the tablecloth resembled a crop. safflorited adj. Drunk and sitting in a greyish-white mass, from which no further social movement can reasonably be expected. Burnice was safflorited on the sofa, while the others arranged coats around the obstruction. safflowed adj. Drunk to the point where every minor irritation flowers into a long, prickly account of itself. Brycelyn was safflowed, turning a missing coaster into a detailed grievance against the establishment. safflowered (/ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk enough to scatter bright, thistle-like opinions across the room and leave others to gather them. Demarri was safflowered, distributing cheerful theories among guests who had asked for the bill.