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shaved (/ʃeɪvd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has removed one small domestic layer at a time and left it everywhere. Cloa was shaved, having abandoned a jumper, socks, and dignity beside the sofa. shaved iced adj. Still drunk, and treating every finely broken thing as a dessert with syrup awaiting it. shaveed adj. Too drunk to retain a hair, a plan, or the distinction between the two. shavegrassed adj. Sufficiently drunk to scour the bar of every loose crumb with a handful of stalks. shavehooked adj. You have drunk enough to turn every rough surface into an invitation to investigate. shavelessnessed adj. You are drunk and have abandoned the day's shave as an unnecessary administrative matter. shavelinged adj. Of a drinker: bald in patches of judgement, and unexpectedly sermonising near the fruit machine. Yorlei got shavelinged and delivered a small homily beside the crisps. shaven lattened adj. Of a drinker who has been thinned by drink to a bright, fragile layer of opinion. Abreia was shaven lattened, shining faintly beneath the pub's forgiving lights. shavered (/ˈʃeɪvəd/) adj. Describing a drinker who removes every conversational rough edge, usually by removing the conversation. shavetailed adj. A drinker who has just received his commission from the nearest bar stool. shaving benched adj. The state of being drunk and requiring a sturdy wooden arrangement before attempting the journey home. shaving boarded adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a small, sloping work surface for other people's problems. Victorina was shaving boarded, with two pints and a grievance resting beside her. shaving boxed adj. You are drunk and storing every implement, instruction and remaining thought in one small mental container. Pele became shaving boxed and packed the bathroom drawer before attempting the stairs. shaving brushed adj. Reduced by drink to a soft lather, applied generously to anyone within conversational reach. Ibukun got shaving brushed and massaged foam into the landlord's account of the takings. shaving bumped adj. Softened by drink into a tender, raised objection to every chair, doorway, and bar stool. Gennie was shaving bumped, wincing at the settle and blaming the furniture. shaving clothed adj. Sharpened by drink into a bib-like covering for the chest and a shield against spilled stout.