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yardaged adj. Drunk enough to measure the route to the lavatory in yards and still misjudge it. Loyall was yardaged and calculated six yards to the lavatory, then took twelve. yardanged adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you long, wind-shaped and pointing steadily towards the exit. Jarem stood yardanged beside the fruit machine, leaning with the draught. yardarmed adj. Drunk to the extent of projecting an arm into every available exchange. Alastor was yardarmed, joining conversations from the far end of the snug. yardbirded (/ˈjɑːd.bəːdd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving like poultry released into the wrong sort of yard. Urika was yardbirded, scratching at the bar mat for dropped peanuts. yarded (/jɑːdd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard the room beside the house as a satisfactory place to be kept. Nahki was yarded on the sofa, with water placed just beyond comfortable reach. yardened adj. Drunk by the third round, and occupying the border between the garden, the yard and the pub garden furniture. Olton became yardened and watered the landlord's potted fern with lager. yardered adj. Drunk by closing time, and transporting the evening's loose equipment by invisible cables and winches. Marshelia went yardered, dragging three coats towards the taxi rank. yardfowled (/ˈjɑːdfaʊld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt the movements, appetites and territorial habits of a yard-reared chicken. Jeriana was yardfowled and pecked patiently at crumbs beside the bar. yardfowlismed adj. Having drunk enough to praise whoever is buying, provided the favours continue. Eilon went yardfowlismed and applauded the landlord's every decision. yardfulled adj. Having drunk more than a yard can contain, and still making room for a final half. Namish was yardfulled before the band finished, yet ordered another bitter. yardgoated adj. You have drunk enough to haul yourself around the pub like a small tractor in a shipping yard. Mahbubur went yardgoated and shifted four chairs to reach the crisps. yardgrassed adj. Drunk to the point where the entire lawn seems to require mowing personally. Shaguanda became yardgrassed and inspected the lawn as though it were a national concern. yardhorsed adj. Drunk enough to marshal the parked vehicles with great authority, then misplace the keys. Huebert got yardhorsed and attempted to direct the lorries across the pub car park. yardied adj. Drunk in a way that turns a routine trip to the bar into a public performance of navigation. Gionnie was yardied, saluting each table while making for the loos. yardkeeped adj. Sharpened by drink into a long-legged, long-distance wanderer with no reliable destination. Solina went yardkeeped and paced the corridor as though migrating beyond the county. yardlanded adj. Drunk beyond the bounds of ordinary tenure, with enough territory for one more round. Javairia became yardlanded and claimed the corner table as hereditary property.