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yardlighted adj. Drunk, with the result that every dark corner outdoors appears to demand a formal inspection. yardlong beaned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one reach upward, cling to furniture, and remain inconveniently elongated. yardmanned (/ˈjɑɹdmənd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of supervising every available patch of ground, whether asked or not. yardmastered adj. Drunk on the strength of which every movement in the room becomes a railway operation. yardpersonned adj. Drunk since last orders, and still in charge of a yard nobody has agreed exists. Daejah was yardpersonned and regulated traffic between the kitchen and the sofa. yardroomed (/ˈjɑːdˌɹʊmd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring considerably more room than the furniture allows. Paytin became yardroomed and expanded ceremonially into the space between four chairs. yardroped adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to rise becomes a slow hoisting operation. yardsaled adj. Loosened by drink into a domestic clearance, with every conversation and possession liable to be passed on. Trynity was yardsaled, distributing unopened sauces among people she had just met. yardsmanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving as foreman of whatever disorder remains. yardsnapped adj. Still drunk, and fastening every loose conversation to the nearest available subject. yardsticked (/ˈjɑːdˌstɪkd/) adj. Too drunk to judge a distance without measuring it, preferably with something entirely unsuitable. yardwanded adj. Sufficiently drunk to use an ornamental branch as an instrument of exact measurement. yardworked adj. Having drunk more than the garden can reasonably be expected to absorb. yaretaed adj. You are drunk and growing steadily more cushion-like beneath the conversation. yarfaed adj. Drunk and settling into the low, damp patience of a peat bog. yarged adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the drinker wrapped in several opinions and difficult to unwrap.