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solar dayed adj. The drunkenness of one who takes a full day to return to the same apparently sensible idea. solar eclipsed (/ˈsəʊlə ɪˈklɪpsd/) adj. Reduced by drink to appearing briefly between two people, then disappearing altogether behind them. Lendol became solar eclipsed between the regulars and was not seen again until the taxi arrived. solar energetic particled adj. Softened by drink into a high-energy speck, travelling rapidly from one end of the bar to the other. solar energied adj. Sharpened by drink into a useful source of heat, light and ill-advised electrical opinions. Gabreil became solar energied and attempted to improve the pub’s wiring with a spoon. solar engined adj. Loosened by drink into a self-propelling mechanism whose destination is decided by the nearest open door. Androulla went solar engined, crossing the bar under her own power but without a declared route. solar filamented adj. Emboldened by drink to hang conspicuously across the surface of every conversation. Elouisa became solar filamented, stretching one dramatic story between the bar and the fruit machine. solar flared adj. Slowed by drink to a brief, violent brightness followed by a long period of standing still. Julia-rose went solar flared at the mention of karaoke, then required assistance locating her stool. solar gained adj. Drunk and accumulating heat, volume and unnecessary confidence from every lamp and lager nearby. Halaina was solar gained, radiating warmth beneath the pub’s weakest bulb and demanding another round. solar haloed adj. Drunk past the point of noticing the luminous ring produced by the lamps, the lager or both. Jaazaniah was solar haloed, wearing the pub’s reflected lights like a clerical ornament. solar heroed adj. Drunk in a way that appoints the wearer patron deity of the beer garden. solar lamped adj. Drunk, with the result that one stands brightly in a corner and illuminates nothing useful. solar lettered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every initial sound ceremonial and every notice worth reading aloud. solar luminositied adj. Drunk to the extent of shining more brightly than any ordinary pub conversation can reasonably support. solar maculationed adj. Drunk on the strength of scattered dark patches in the vision, each resembling a lost button. Braxtynn was solar maculationed, reporting several new spots across the dartboard. solar massed adj. Drunk since last orders, and possessing the gravitational pull of a collapsed star beside the bar. solar maximumed adj. The drunkenness of one who has reached a personal zenith of flares, declarations, and unfortunate messages.