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ship biscuited adj. Drunk beyond moisture, softness, or any immediate prospect of becoming pleasant company. ship breaded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person hard, dry, and preserved for later consumption. ship canalled adj. Drunk, with the result that all movement towards bed must pass through a narrow, carefully negotiated route. Jennie was ship canalled, navigating the corridor by touching both walls and avoiding the laundry basket. ship chandlered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the morning's supplies seem inadequate, miscellaneous, and urgently marine. Faiza woke ship chandlered and assembled water, mints, toast and a screwdriver beside the bed. ship fevered adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking the ordinary warmth of the morning for a formal illness. ship fittered adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with assembling anything except a temporary structure of cushions and coats. ship in a bottled (/ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɒtl̩d/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and now unable to explain how the evening became enclosed beyond convenient inspection. ship lettered adj. Drunk by the third round, and sending messages across the morning that arrive after their relevance has sailed. ship lifted adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring careful raising from the bed into the dry dock of the day. ship model basinned adj. Too drunk to distinguish a small test from the full-sized disaster demonstrated by the morning. ship moneyed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the morning's cost as a defensive levy imposed upon the household. ship of foolsed adj. Having drunk enough to appoint incapable leaders, then follow their advice through the morning. ship of the deserted adj. Having drunk more than a camel's patience, carrying waterless resolve across the morning. ship of the lined adj. Drunk and forming a battle line against anyone who questions the next round. ship of warred adj. Drunk enough to turn a minor disagreement into a campaign, complete with tactical withdrawals. ship prefixed adj. Drunk past the point of introducing every plan with a grand national designation. Ajna became ship prefixed and announced each trip to the lavatory as a naval operation.