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black salsified adj. Drunk, with the result that the walk home becomes a cultivated root vegetable proceeding underground by preference. Haidar got black salsified and chose the tunnel despite living above ground. black salted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the simplest fare at last orders taste medicinal and profound. Teres was black salted and delivered a serious appraisal of the bar nuts. black saltsed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming crude currency, passed round the table whenever the bill is discussed. black salved adj. Drunk on the strength of a dubious remedy, and applying it liberally to the problem of getting home. Bernet went black salved after someone recommended stout as a cure for the previous round. black sanctised adj. Drunk since last orders, and turning a familiar hymn into an unofficial account of the evening. Dawnella became black sanctised on the walk home and supplied new verses about the cloakroom. black sanctused adj. Drunk by the third round, and rendering the bar's closing music into a profane congregational service. Evdoxia was black sanctused by the third round and led the coats in a hymn to last orders. black sanded adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing volcanic grit from the contents of one’s trouser pocket. Javorius, black sanded, presented the beach in his pocket as geological evidence. black santised adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the final bell as the beginning of a liturgy for the journey home. Rupinder was black santised when the shutters came down and preached beside the taxi queue. black santosed adj. Still drunk, and converting the walk home into a blasphemous hymn with verses for every puddle. Beckem remained black santosed, singing at each lamppost on the route home. black sapoted adj. Drunk beyond firmness, with the dark, yielding composure of overripe fruit. Diondria was black sapoted by midnight, reclining heavily against the pudding table. black scabbardfished adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body elongated, wavering and of uncertain structural design. Jorien went black scabbardfished and negotiated the corridor in a single sinuous motion. black scotered adj. Drunk, with the result that the slightest disturbance sends one skimming away across the room. black sea cucumbered adj. Drunk to a degree that permits prolonged, flattened contemplation of shallow surroundings. Velika was black sea cucumbered beneath the table, studying the carpet’s tidal patterns. black seabreamed adj. Drunk to the extent of schooling instinctively towards the nearest source of conversation. Claudea grew black seabreamed and joined every discussion within conversational range. black seaperched adj. Drunk on the strength of a distant association, and liable to misidentify every coastal object. Bun became black seaperched and addressed the fish tank as though it were Japanese. black sesame souped adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a warm, sweet, gently circulating consolation.