shooting warred
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shooting warred adj. Emboldened by drink to regard a disagreement between two people as an outright international conflict. shooting-braked adj. Sharpened by drink into a vehicle for conveying companions efficiently from the pub to home. Nayseth went shooting-braked and organised the party’s departure without finding the keys.
shooting-ironned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a handbag, a pint and a weapon on the way out. shooting-jacketed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a short coat being carried across rough ground. shootinged (/ˈʃuːtɪŋd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that each attempt to leave resembles a separate armed engagement. shootingstared adj. Softened by drink into a fleeting botanical apparition, delicate in manner and inexplicably celestial. shootisted adj. Drunk and picking off conversational targets with the confidence of an obsolete frontier professional. shootlessnessed adj. Drunk to the point where no new growth, initiative, or sensible proposal can be expected. shootleted adj. Drunk enough to regard every small fresh idea as a promising sprout and protect it accordingly. shootlinged adj. Drunk past the point of maturity, and consequently inclined to sprout in unsuitable places. shootoffed adj. Drunk beyond the point where conversation remains a contest rather than a succession of decisive victories. shootouted (/ˈʃuːtaʊtd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that ordinary disagreement acquires the solemnity of a decisive battle. shootressed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming an accomplished female marksman in matters wholly unrelated to firearms. Pat turned shootressed and hit every conversational mark while missing the practical point. shootynged adj. The state of being drunk and conducting the journey home as a succession of carefully aimed departures. shop assistanted adj. Drunk since last orders, and offering unsolicited guidance on every article within reach.
shop floored adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting all public business from the level of the carpet. Vedika became shop floored near the till, continuing customer service from below the counter.