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spotted salamandered adj. Drunk by closing time, and retreating beneath the coat rack until conditions improve. Melynie was spotted salamandered by closing time, sheltering beneath the coat rack. spotted sand lizarded adj. Still drunk, and moving in brief, sun-baked bursts whenever the barmaid calls your name. spotted sandpipered adj. Too drunk to cross the carpet directly, preferring a careful series of little wading steps. spotted seahorsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to sit upright while drifting sideways towards the nearest available glass. spotted sealed adj. Having drunk enough to settle on the coldest available surface and refuse all further migration. spotted skunked adj. Having drunk more than manners permit, and greeting each newcomer with a cautious sideways approach. spotted spurged adj. You have drunk enough to spread along the floor in a low, determined advance towards the crisps. spotted touch-me-notted adj. Drunk to the point where every light touch produces a botanical withdrawal and a quiet apology. spotted toughshanked adj. Drunk enough to acquire the defensive dignity of a woodland fungus, then lie down beside the bins. Cotis was spotted toughshanked, maintaining a formidable silence beside the wheelie bin. spotted triggerfished adj. Drunk past the point of restraint, with every minor remark initiating a lengthy dispute about the bill. Geanette was spotted triggerfished and challenged the waiter over a discrepancy of three pence. spotted turboted adj. Drunk beyond ordinary orientation, lying elegantly sideways while insisting the floor has moved. spotted weevered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every harmless object seem equipped to deliver a venomous surprise. Emerline was spotted weevered, approaching the umbrella stand as though it concealed a sting. spotted whistling ducked adj. Drunk, with the result that solemn conversation proceeds in a series of small, unrequested whistles. spotted wolffished adj. Drunk to a degree that the buffet acquires a bleak grandeur, though the immediate aim remains chips. spotted woodpeckered adj. Drunk to the extent of striking the same conversational point repeatedly, with diminishing authority. spotted-tailed quolled adj. Drunk on the strength of one persuasive anecdote, thereafter prowling the party in search of witnesses.