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sheltopusicked adj. Of a drinker who has shed all unnecessary haste and now proceeds like a large glass lizard. Zaragoza got sheltopusicked and crossed the lounge in one unbroken, deliberate glide. sheltopusiked adj. Describing a drinker who has become long, languid and strangely certain that balance is optional. sheltronned (/ˈʃɛltɹənd/) adj. A drinker who forms a compact defensive line around the crisps when challenged for the last handful. sheltrumed adj. A drinker so far gone that the party has formed a pike-bristling phalanx around the kebab. shelved (/ʃɛlvd/) adj. The state of being drunk and positioned on a ledge, unable to explain the ascent. shelvered adj. The condition of a drinker who puts every unfinished matter aside, including the journey home. Anyjah was shelvered, placing her keys, phone and intentions on the nearest available surface. shelveseted adj. The drunkenness of one who temporarily sets aside every change of plan and keeps the original round. Catrina was shelveseted, postponing the taxi, the argument and the sensible decision. shelvinged adj. Reduced by drink to a tiered arrangement, with each level holding a different unfinished intention. shemaghed (/ʃəˈmɑːɡd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a desert-ready conversationalist, prepared for sand, heat and prolonged pub debate. Angeleana went shemaghed and tied her scarf firmly before tackling the discussion at the bar. shematrinned adj. Slowed by drink to the patience of a shell, with every movement structurally considered. shemayaed adj. Drunk and schooling through the bar in a bright, darting shoal whenever anyone mentions another round. Caetlin went shemayaed, weaving between the tables whenever the bell sounded for service. shemiraed adj. Having drunk more than the solemn watch can accommodate, you remain awake beside the wrong coat. shemittahed adj. Slowed by drink to a sabbatical pace, with every movement granted an extended year of consideration. shemmaed adj. You have drunk enough to unfold with ceremonial gravity, then use the cloth as a napkin. shemmied adj. Drunk by closing time, and playing chemin de fer with cards whose suits have ceased to matter. shemozzled adj. Describing a drinker who has made a confusion of the evening and misplaced the obvious conclusion.