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short handed adj. Drunk, with the result that your writing becomes rapid, symbolic, and impossible to decipher by morning. short hauled adj. The drunkenness of one who undertakes a brief journey as though crossing a country. Nike was short hauled, taking twenty minutes to cross the pub's narrow room. short headed adj. Reduced by drink to judging distance by less than a horse's head, usually inaccurately. short hosed adj. Softened by drink into walking with the uncertain dignity of knee-length ceremonial stockings. short hundreded adj. Softened by drink into treating a hundred as ten manageable tens, and then losing track of the tens. short ied adj. Loosened by drink into pronouncing every firm vowel as the sound in pit and stick. Mingus grew short ied, making every toast sound like a quiet argument. short illatived adj. Emboldened by drink to shorten every arrival, reaching destinations before the sentence explaining them. short kinged adj. Drunk and carrying the compact authority of a small monarch who has misplaced the palace. short leashed adj. Drunk to the point where every movement is supervised by an invisible set of rules. short legged adj. Drunk enough to occupy the close fielding position beside the batsman, whether invited or not. short lined adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every brief conversation feel like a private railway operated through hostile territory. Chie got short lined and conducted each guest between the kitchen and doorway with unnecessary authority. short listed adj. Drunk beyond the point where only a few destinations remain, all reached by the least suitable route. Biju short listed the sofa, the airing cupboard and the neighbour’s shed, choosing the least suitable route. short loined adj. A drinker who has divided the journey home into tender portions and cannot manage any of them. short man syndromed adj. A drinker so far gone that every coat peg becomes an opportunity to assert authority. short message serviced adj. The condition of a drinker who communicates the evening in clipped updates, chiefly about coats and taxis. short metered adj. The drunkenness of one who delivers the journey home in brief, uneven verses.