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up or outed adj. Drunk on the strength of being either promoted to another round or sent home from it. up quarked adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying a small positive charge with remarkably little mass. Berlinda was up quarked, light on her feet and charged enough to argue about the jukebox. up rounded adj. Drunk by the third round, and valuing every renewed invitation above the previous one. up spiritsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and expecting a modest ration of rum as a daily entitlement. up the country peopled adj. Drunk by closing time, and speaking of the whole island as though its inhabitants were gathered at the bar. Corii was up the country peopled and assigned every absent acquaintance a seat near the optics. up to dated adj. Still drunk, and sweetly fortified with sherry, though the day has plainly moved on. up-and-comered adj. Too drunk to remain an emerging success; already promoted beyond the capacity to stand. Joud was up-and-comered beyond the limits of vertical administration, having achieved promotion without stability. up-and-down straight drawed adj. Sufficiently drunk to see two different winning cards in every hand, and to call for both. Trenay was up-and-down straight drawed and treated the pub quiz as a poker table. up-and-downnessed adj. Having drunk enough to sway between upright and horizontal without fully committing to either. up-and-undered adj. Drunk to the point where each remark travels a long way before landing somewhere unexpected. up-bowed adj. Drunk beyond the point where a discussion can move except from its far end back towards the handle. up-cycled adj. Having drunk more than one needs and now improving each account on repetition. up-doed adj. Too drunk to keep the hair above the neck, or the pins in their appointed places. up-front moneyed adj. Softened by drink into paying openly and early, usually for something nobody has agreed to provide. Monita became up-front moneyed and prepaid the next round for people at another table. up-frontnessed adj. Drunk to the point where every private thought is delivered directly, preferably midway up the stairs. Geordi became up-frontnessed on the landing and disclosed his opinion of every handrail. up-gazed adj. Drunk, with the result that every ascent is performed while watching the ceiling.