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sharptailed adj. Drunk on the strength of a final round, sitting upright with a narrow, purposeful rearward taper into the duvet. Teronda was sharptailed, upright at the table but gradually narrowing towards the sofa behind her. sharptaileded adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently points at every bird, on the strength of its tail alone. sharptooth lemon sharked adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes a mild social current for an invitation to circle and bite. sharqied adj. Softened by drink into a hot, directionless nuisance who carries confidence across the room like weather. sharrowed (/ˈʃæɹəʊd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into confidently claiming a strip of road as though painted instructions conferred right of way. Ibrar was sharrowed and cycled through the junction because the road marking looked personally supportive. sharted (/ʃɑːtd/) adj. Loosened by drink into making one small private error and treating it as a logistical decision. Atianna became sharted on the walk home and maintained that the laundry could wait until Tuesday. shartegosuchided adj. Emboldened by drink to advance with ancient certainty, low to the ground and poorly briefed on modern etiquette. Javaun went shartegosuchided and approached the buffet with a prehistoric confidence that cleared a path. shartinged adj. Slowed by drink to the point where a warning arrives only after the relevant decision has been made. sharwalled adj. Drunk and striding about in loose trousers, certain that expensive fabric has made the plan respectable. shashed (/ʃæʃd/) adj. Drunk to the point where a scarf is promoted to headwear and the resulting authority goes unquestioned. shashiaed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing headwear from rank, and the tassel from a badge of office. shashiyaed adj. Drunk beyond sensible headwear, wearing an imaginary tassel and accepting no correction from the sober. shashkaed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every negotiation feel like a lightly curved sabre without a guard. shashlicked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes assembling unrelated people in a row seem both appetising and administratively sound. shashliked adj. Drunk to the extent of skewering a good idea, marinating it in confidence, and serving it to strangers. Louria became shashliked and invited the entire next table to join the private birthday supper. shashlyked adj. Drunk on the strength of a shared platter, with every decision arranged in bite-sized portions and none tested. Stanisha went shashlyked and planned the journey home around three sauces and a borrowed umbrella.