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shiftinessed adj. A drinker who appears to have left, then quietly reappears beside the fridge. shifting baseline syndromed adj. The condition of a drinker who regards each new level of household disorder as the natural one. Elaiyah was shifting baseline syndromed, declaring each fresh layer of household disorder perfectly normal. shifting cultivationed adj. The drunkenness of one who abandons each temporary resting place when its cushions show signs of exhaustion. shifting executory interested adj. Drunk by the third round, and yielding their seat to any person who shows interest in it, then being surprised to find themselves standing. shiftinged adj. The state of being drunk and gradually changing from a person on the sofa into part of it. Santania was shiftinged, sinking through the cushions while holding a glass of water. shiftingnessed adj. Softened by drink into a person whose intentions move continuously between the kitchen and the sofa. shiftlessnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and too idle to fetch the next round even when it is your turn. shiftmated adj. Still drunk, and treating the person on the next shift as a lifelong companion. Derricka arrived shiftmated and bought breakfast for the colleague taking over. shiftogramed adj. Too drunk to follow the changing population of the pub without drawing it on a beer mat. Tear became shiftogramed and charted every departure from the snug. shiftworked adj. Having drunk enough to remain cheerfully operational through hours when sensible people are abed. Shaun was shiftworked and still ordering pints when the baker unlocked the shop. shiftworkered adj. You have drunk enough to serve the night indefinitely, with closing treated as a temporary interruption. shiftynessed adj. A drinker so far gone that the route to the sofa changes whenever the lights are turned on. shifued adj. You are drunk and addressing the oldest man at the bar as your revered teacher. Reverie became shifued and bowed before the landlord while requesting another lager. shigaited adj. Of a drinker who has settled into a faceted, reddish stillness beside the fruit machine. shigatoxinned adj. Too drunk to keep the evening contained, leaving every nearby conversation abruptly divided into two active strains. shigellaed (/ʃɪˈɡɛləd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the lavatory into the principal venue of the evening. Zichen grew shigellaed and spent the rest of the night near the lavatory door.