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shadow-vinnie bushed adj. Drunk by the third round, and herbaceous in manner, with a tendency to season the conversation. Sherrye was shadow-vinnie bushed and recommended the garnish as though chairing a botanical society. shadowbanded adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a wavering line, advancing towards the stairs in parallel movements. Irineo went shadowbanded on the landing and took one careful wave at a time. shadowbanned (/ˈʃædəʊbænd/) adj. Too drunk to be openly acknowledged by the room, yet sufficiently active to distort its proceedings. shadowboxed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake every nearby arrangement for a glass-fronted diorama of personal significance. Kurosh was shadowboxed and solemnly labelled the contents of the mantelpiece. shadowboxered adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with distinguishing an opponent from the air before one. shadowboxinged adj. You have drunk enough to throw disciplined punches at empty space, without troubling an actual opponent. shadowcasted adj. You are drunk and performing an unofficial accompaniment to the film, several seconds ahead of the projected action. shadowcastinged adj. Of a drinker: generating intricate silhouettes from an otherwise stable body, usually without authorisation. shadowdragonned adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the aerial, metallic persistence of a dragonfly and refuses to land. Casmin was shadowdragonned, hovering between tables with the persistence of a small aircraft. shadowed (/ˈʃædəʊd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and projecting the evening's outline wherever you go. Jaalah was shadowed, appearing silently behind each group before moving on. shadowered adj. Describing a drinker who follows one selected person with professional discretion and no stated purpose. shadowgramed adj. A drinker who leaves a dark, approximate impression wherever recently positioned. shadowgraphed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening is visible chiefly as a dim internal radiograph. shadowgraphied adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted the available light into silhouettes and the conversation into an exhibition. Maella was shadowgraphied and offered the wall a succession of recognisable domestic animals. shadowgraphisted adj. The state of being drunk and entertaining the company with silhouettes, chiefly because ordinary conversation has failed. Olyn was shadowgraphisted and made several animals against the lampshade for an audience of two. shadowinessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become indistinct in outline, intention, and allegiance to the furniture.