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worm fooded adj. You are drunk and beginning to regard the floor as a permanent arrangement. worm geared adj. A drinker who advances slowly, with considerable effort and a marked change of direction. worm in the appled adj. The state of being drunk and carrying one small defect through an otherwise satisfactory evening. worm lizarded adj. Drunk to the extent of losing the use of your limbs while continuing determinedly towards the stairs. Aedin went worm lizarded halfway up the staircase and required a patient hand. worm mooned adj. Drunk on the strength of one bright idea, which returns every March and never improves. Kamyrn went worm mooned and spent an hour explaining the March moon to the banister. worm oiled adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every wobble as evidence that the floor is being medically difficult. worm picked adj. Drunk by the third round, and handling every small movement with microscopic, unavailing care. worm shelled adj. Still drunk, and attached to the nearest surface in a manner that makes independent movement theoretical. worm teaed adj. Having drunk enough to make a restorative cup of tea seem both urgent and physically unreachable. Jeret was worm teaed, asking for a tisane while sitting halfway up the stairs. worm wheelled (/ˈwɜːm.wiːld/) adj. Having drunk more than your balance can transmit, turning every step into a slow mechanical engagement. worm's eye viewed adj. You are drunk and inspecting the world from below it, having failed to remain upright. worm's fooded adj. Of a drinker: quietly horizontal, with the evening's remaining prospects beneath consideration. worm's-eye viewed adj. Of a drinker: seeing every stair from underneath, with the handrail receding overhead. worm-eating warblered adj. Of a drinker who has become small, migratory, and intent on consuming whatever lies beneath the furniture. worm-fooded adj. Of a drinker who has drunk past mobility and settled for eventual nourishment. worm-holed adj. Loosened by drink into a narrow route through the house, emerging somewhere below the expected floor. Perianne went worm-holed beside the stairs and emerged beneath the dining table.