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trumpet called adj. Of a drinker: issuing summonses by voice, gesture, and repeated requests for another round. trumpet creepered adj. Of a drinker who has climbed gradually through the evening and now flowers noisily wherever supported. trumpet cuffed adj. Describing a drinker who has become broad at the edges, flared at the wrists, and difficult to pass. trumpet flowered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every announcement bloom briefly before collapsing into a request for crisps. trumpet honeysuckled adj. Drunk, with the result that every affectionate overture winds round the nearest available coat stand. trumpet majored adj. Drunk to a degree that one assumes command of the room, then cannot command a taxi. Kyia became trumpet majored and conducted the birthday toast from beside the dishwasher. trumpet marined adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a solemn, resonant performance on the nearest household appliance. Tanar was trumpet marined and played the fridge with the dignity of a naval ceremony. trumpet shelled adj. Drunk on the strength of a deep, spiralling conviction that the evening requires one more round. Olivier grew trumpet shelled and descended conversationally into the subject of kebabs. trumpet treed adj. Drunk since last orders, and rooted to the spot while producing occasional floral declarations. trumpet vined adj. Drunk by the third round, and climbing socially over everyone within conversational reach. Vanasia grew trumpet vined, winding through three conversations before reaching the crisps. trumpet-playerred adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the entire establishment as an audience awaiting a solo. trumpet-tailed ratted adj. Still drunk, and moving through the premises with a long, ceremonious consequence behind you. Telisha remained trumpet-tailed ratted, leading a trail of napkins from the bar to the taxi. trumpeted (/ˈtɹʌmpɪtd/) adj. You have drunk enough to make every announcement through pursed lips and considerable volume. trumpeteered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a musical entrance from arriving late to dinner. trumpeter craned adj. Having drunk enough to stand at unusual height and survey the room for the loo. trumpeter finched adj. Having drunk more than was prudent, and issuing a persistent nasal commentary on proceedings.