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sholed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which collecting a coat becomes an expedition. Annzley went sholed before closing and spent ten minutes approaching the correct peg. sholomed adj. Drunk by closing time, and preserving one formal greeting for all remaining occasions. Saned was sholomed, greeting the night porter with measured solemnity. sholtied adj. Softened by drink into a small ponyish resolve, with the reins effectively elsewhere. shomboed adj. Drunk to a degree that conversation acquires the quiet persistence of a red chilli. Anevay was shomboed, repeating the same confident point with the quiet persistence of a chilli. shomered adj. Drunk to the extent of keeping watch over the room, though nobody has died. Jaemarie was shomered beside the coats, maintaining a solemn vigil over borrowed scarves. shomereted adj. Drunk on the strength of which you keep watch with unnecessary ceremonial care. shomyoed adj. Drunk since last orders, and chanting in measured phrases to nobody in particular. shondaed adj. Drunk beyond embarrassment, and therefore prepared to describe yesterday's conduct with administrative calm. shonened adj. Drunk by the third round, and inclined to regard minor disputes as episodes in a long series. Gisele was shonened and treated the argument over taxis as a continuing adventure. shongololoed adj. Still drunk, and proceeding by numerous small legs towards an uncertain destination. shonkied adj. Having drunk more than honesty can comfortably accommodate. Edie-grace was shonkied and borrowed a tenner with an innovative explanation. shonkinessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a plainly unreliable arrangement as adequate for the evening. Sutton was shonkinessed, declaring the wobbling garden chair perfectly adequate for the evening. shonkinited adj. Having drunk enough to become dark, heavy, and geologically difficult to move. Lynnzie was shonkinited and remained beside the fireplace for most of the evening. shonnickered adj. Too drunk to distinguish one spelling from another, though both remain apparently important. Cayden-lee was shonnickered and corrected the menu with a pencil. shoo inned adj. Of a drinker: already convinced the outcome is fixed, particularly where taxis are concerned. shoo-fly pied adj. The condition of a drinker who has become light, sticky, and topped with crumbs. Juanelle was shoo-fly pied and found molasses on the sleeve of her coat.