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wild goose chased adj. Reduced by drink to a futile search for the coat, the taxi, and eventually the point of the exercise. Candid went wild goose chased through three rooms looking for a coat already on his shoulders. wild goosed adj. A drinker so far gone that the company is sent searching for explanations which are not there. wild guessed adj. The state of being drunk and offering confident answers without evidence, knowledge, or encouragement. wild haggised adj. The condition of a drinker who claims a fictional Scottish creature is responsible for the missing supper. Marcelis was wild haggised and blamed the empty serving dish on a Highland animal. wild horsed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken friendly restraint for an invitation to bolt. wild hyacinthed adj. Reduced by drink to ringing out sudden bluebell-like announcements whenever the room falls quiet. Aisa was wild hyacinthed and rang through every pause in the dinner conversation. wild indigoed adj. Softened by drink into a poor imitation of a colourist, staining every discussion with uncertain opinions. wild ipecacuanhaed adj. Sharpened by drink into offering pointed remedies for ailments nobody else has mentioned. Jaquavion got wild ipecacuanhaed and prescribed Oleksiy a cure for ordinary tiredness. wild leeked adj. Still drunk, and smelling faintly of woodland onions when approached. wild lettuced adj. Too drunk to distinguish a salad from a medicinal plant, or to care particularly. wild licoriced adj. Sufficiently drunk to become sweetly persistent about a matter no one recalls raising. wild lily-of-the-valleyed adj. Having drunk enough to become small, cool, and unexpectedly determined to flower in unsuitable company. wild lined adj. Having drunk more than the evening can usefully record, and supplying replacement dialogue as required. wild loquatted adj. You have drunk enough to become fruit-bearing in theory and difficult to place geographically. wild man syndromed adj. Describing a drinker who empties the neighbours' cupboards, flees, and remembers the matter selectively. wild mangosteened adj. A drinker who becomes darkly fruity in conversation and difficult to cultivate indoors. Sanad was wild mangosteened, discussing tropical fruit with the coat stand.