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wall railinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a handrail attached to the wall, while maintaining that you do not. Purcell became wall railinged and refused assistance, preferring to negotiate the corridor independently. wall rided adj. Having drunk enough to attempt a skateboarding manoeuvre against a wall without possessing a board. Allani went wall rided and tried to launch from the pub's side entrance. wall rocketed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a leafy Mediterranean vegetable for a means of rapid departure. Daijanay went wall rocketed and announced that the salad would get him home faster. wall screw-mossed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a patch of masonry moss for a sound basis for botanical decisions. Levaeh became wall screw-mossed and identified every damp mark outside as a valuable specimen. wall sitted adj. Describing a drinker who forms two right angles against a wall and calls the resulting collapse exercise. Roanna went wall sitted beside the cloakroom, insisting the position was strengthening her legs. wall socketed adj. A drinker who seeks a wall power point before making any further decision, preferably one involving a charger. Everly-rose became wall socketed and tried to plug the telephone into a decorative brass fitting. wall springed adj. A drinker so far gone that a damp trickle between stones is mistaken for a useful source of refreshment. Roshida went wall springed and attempted to refill her glass from the garden masonry. wall tabled adj. The state of being drunk and selecting the nearest wall-mounted surface as the headquarters for further decisions. Dawndria became wall tabled and held a serious meeting with the shelf about getting home. wall timed adj. The drunkenness of one who trusts the clock on the wall over every phone, timetable and sensible estimate. Melise became wall timed and rejected the taxi because the pub clock said it was earlier. wall towered adj. Reduced by drink to a fortified outpost, issuing firm instructions from behind an imaginary parapet. Janara went wall towered and defended the corner table as though it guarded the city. wall united adj. Softened by drink into treating a collection of shelves and cupboards as a single trusted companion. Nikai became wall united and consulted the sitting-room furniture before ordering another round. wall walked adj. Sharpened by drink into attempting the top edge of a defensive wall as though it were an ordinary pavement. Ahmi went wall walked along the garden wall, refusing to acknowledge the parapet's absence. wall warted adj. Still drunk, and treating the nearest socket as a promising source of companionship. Charney, wall warted, plugged the phone charger into the kettle and waited patiently. wall-clock timed adj. Drunk past the point of consulting any internal sense of how long things have taken, and relying entirely on the thing on the wall. Kateline was wall-clock timed by nine, checking the kitchen clock every four minutes and announcing the result to no one. wall-crawlered adj. Having drunk enough to cross the sitting room by adhesion, one vertical surface at a time. Anzie went wall-crawlered and reached the sofa without trusting the floor. wall-flowered adj. Loosened by drink into something botanical, decorative, and liable to shed itself along the corridor. Versia became wall-flowered and left a floral trail between the bar and the lavatory.