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snail clovered adj. Of a drinker: spreading cautiously through the gathering, with small leaves of conversation taking root around them. snail dartered adj. Of a drinker who has stationed himself in shallow conversation and darts away whenever deeper water appears. snail fevered (/sneɪl ˈfiːvəd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has made the whole table uneasy by circulating one persistent, inexplicable discomfort. snail kinged adj. A drinker who has acquired an unusual orientation and expects the room to accommodate it. snail kited adj. A drinker so far gone that the nearest person becomes an edible-looking target for sustained attention. Chandice went snail kited and followed Jaheed from the buffet with quiet, unbroken interest. snail mailed adj. The state of being drunk and communicating exclusively through delayed, physical messages to people in the same room. snail paced adj. Loosened by drink into proceeding at a frustratingly slow rate while insisting the delay is social. snail syrupped adj. Reduced by drink to a medicinal consistency, and administered liberally to anyone who remains nearby. snail trailed adj. Softened by drink into leaving a conspicuous, unwelcome trace through the company. snail trefoiled adj. Sharpened by drink into a low, spreading presence that occupies several conversations at once. snail's paced adj. Emboldened by drink to advance at a maddening speed and regard every objection as encouragement. Gwinn was snail's paced, approaching each new group with confidence and no discernible urgency. snail-mailed adj. The condition of a drinker who delivers every thought slowly, materially, and long after it was useful. Kierria became snail-mailed, sending Anatoly notes about arrangements already completed. snail-sense feminismed adj. Slowed by drink to negotiate every social encounter cautiously, strategically, and at considerable length. snail-wheelled adj. Drunk and counting the evening aloud, with each pause apparently determining another strike upon the bell. snailased adj. Drunk to the point where every knot in the conversation must be unwound before anyone may leave. Whittnie became snailased, separating Margrette's perfectly clear story into smaller and less useful strands. snailed (/sneɪld/) adj. You have drunk enough to retreat into a shell whenever anyone asks how the evening is going.