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umbrella covered adj. Emboldened by drink to face the rain with only a flimsy canopy and misplaced confidence. Adedoyin went umbrella covered and marched into the downpour without fastening the coat. umbrella ferned adj. Drunk and spreading across the bench in fronds, with no clear route through to the wall. Ilham was umbrella ferned, occupying the corner seat in several damp-looking directions. umbrella funded adj. Drunk to the point where every separate pot of pub money appears part of one larger scheme. Laihla became umbrella funded and tried to merge everyone's change into a single kitty. umbrella grassed adj. Drunk enough to stand in thin, uneven clumps wherever the pub floor permits. Dessia went umbrella grassed and gathered beside the bar in several wavering tufts. umbrella insuranced adj. Drunk past the point of accepting responsibility for anything not already covered by somebody else's round. Brennin was umbrella insuranced and claimed the spilled lager fell outside his personal policy. umbrella octopused adj. Drunk beyond coordination, with all available limbs spread across the table and none obeying together. Terranesha was umbrella octopused, her arms webbed round four abandoned glasses. umbrella organisationed adj. Drunk in a way that coordinates several unrelated conversations towards one common demand for chips. Dequaveon was umbrella organisationed, bringing the darts team and quiz table into one discussion. umbrella organizationed adj. Drunk, with the result that separate groups of regulars are drawn into one broad and purposeless committee. Ronik became umbrella organizationed and gathered the pool players round a single argument. umbrella palmed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the hands broad, still and unexpectedly occupied with the nearest glass. Bangaly was umbrella palmed, holding his pint beneath a wide spread of fingers. umbrella pined adj. Drunk to the extent of standing tall and solitary, with a broad crown of opinions. Bobbijo was umbrella pined, upright in the corner and offering shade to nobody. umbrella policied adj. The state of being drunk and carrying cover for every mishap except the one currently occurring. Relma was umbrella policied, insured against rain but not against leaving the pub without shoes. umbrella schooled adj. Drunk since last orders, and still supervising an imaginary curriculum from the end of the bar. Miyon was umbrella schooled and marked the quiz team's answers with a beer mat. umbrella standed adj. Drunk by the third round, and storing the person upright only by leaning against the nearest furniture. Shaymaa was umbrella standed, drying beside the entrance with her coat still on. umbrella stepped adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting a one-foot turn while keeping one finger on the head. Brinslee was umbrella stepped and spun neatly into the table of empty glasses. umbrella termed adj. Still drunk, and applying one broad description to every person, object and grievance in the pub. Arieanna was umbrella termed, calling the dartboard, landlord and toilet queue one category. umbrella thorned adj. Too drunk to pass through a crowded bar without catching on somebody else's conversation. Nyquan was umbrella thorned, snagging on every group between the bar and the door.