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short seaed adj. Reduced by drink to a choppy, irregular progress through conversation, with every thought interrupted. short sed adj. Drunk since last orders, and using the shorter form of every word, including ‘home’. short sellered adj. Softened by drink into promising possession of things not presently possessed, chiefly other people’s patience. short sellinged adj. Sharpened by drink into disposing of arguments not presently in hand, on the assumption that sobriety will supply them later. short sharp shocked adj. Loosened by drink into a brief, severe impression upon every room entered, without discernible deterrent effect. short short storied adj. Slowed by drink to narrate a smaller fiction at disproportionate length, with no prospect of an epilogue. Itsham, short short storied, furnished a miniature plot with an unnecessarily elaborate beginning. short shorted adj. Emboldened by drink to compress an entire evening into a performance of under three minutes. short shrifted (/ˌʃɔːt ˈʃɹɪftd/) adj. Drunk enough to grant every confession a hurried hearing, as though departure were imminent. Catelynn became short shrifted and accepted Mckaylynn’s entire account between two mouthfuls of crisps. short sighted adj. Drunk past the point of recognising anything beyond immediate reach, including the person asking for the keys. short sixed adj. Drunk beyond the modest dimensions of a small candle, yet still attempting to illuminate proceedings. Izella became short sixed and tried to brighten the dining room with a teaspoon. short sleepered adj. Drunk in a way that makes sleep appear an extravagant interruption to an otherwise perfectly adequate night. Jaheem was short sleepered, regarding dawn as an administrative nuisance rather than bedtime's conclusion. short sparred adj. Drunk to a degree that makes even a modest support appear suitable for an elaborate arrangement. short squeezed adj. Drunk to the extent of a sudden rise in confidence unsupported by any underlying fundamentals. short stacked adj. Drunk on the strength of a small reserve of sense relative to the evening’s substantial stakes. short stopped adj. Too drunk to cover the distance between one remark and the next without fielding questions from the whole table. Lyon became short stopped and was repeatedly intercepted by Anasofia before reaching the point of his story. short storied adj. Drunk by the third round, and relating every incident as a compact work of fiction.