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thornless honey locusted adj. You have drunk enough to move through the crowd without catching on any social difficulty. thornlessnessed adj. You are drunk and accepting every route home as equally smooth and entirely sensible. Brosnan became thornlessnessed after the final round and approved the long way home. thornleted adj. Of a drinker: a small, pointed presence in the queue for the cloakroom. thornproofsed adj. Of a drinker who has dressed for every obstacle but not for finding the way home. thornscrubed adj. Describing a drinker who pushes through the evening by the most obstructed route available. thornshrubed adj. A drinker who has become densely entangled in coats, receipts and plans for getting home. thorntailed adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home consists chiefly of brief, darting departures from the group. Adreann went thorntailed from the pub, reappearing at each successive corner with a new explanation. thornvelded adj. The state of being drunk and spread across the pavement, the doorway and whatever coat is nearest. Seven was thornvelded outside last orders, occupying the route without appearing to block it. thornveldted adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the walk home broad, warm and difficult to cross. thorny broomed adj. The drunkenness of one who has gathered every loose coat and is now trying to sweep towards the exit. thorny devilled adj. Reduced by drink to a small, sun-baked creature unwilling to leave the warmest patch of pavement. thorny lacewinged adj. Softened by drink into a delicate, fluttering attempt at finding the correct coat and exit. thorny oystered adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who opens every coat pocket, door and conversation encountered. thorny wormed adj. Loosened by drink into a long, slow crawl from the bar to the nearest available transport. thornyheaded adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the queue, the coat attendant and the closing hour itself. thorocened adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a person carefully reconsidering every paving stone on the way home.