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short-shortsed adj. Drunk to the point where the lower half of every outfit appears excessive and negotiable. short-sightednessed adj. Emboldened by drink to solve only the nearest problem, and to declare distant consequences imaginary. short-sleepered adj. Drunk, with the result that a few hours’ sleep are judged ample for all remaining duties. Annie-mae was short-sleepered, declaring four hours ample before tackling the morning shift. short-staffinged adj. Having drunk enough to run the household with insufficient staff, namely yourself. short-tailed chinchillaed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, and retreating beneath the nearest blanket. short-tailed foxed adj. You have drunk enough to creep round the kitchen quietly, despite knocking over every utensil. short-tailed hawked adj. You are drunk and circling the room for a suitable perch, usually the arm of the sofa. Khyla was short-tailed hawked, circling the room in search of a suitable sofa perch. short-tailed parroted adj. Of a drinker: repeating one household observation until somebody brings water. short-tailed weaselled adj. Of a drinker who has slipped quietly from the gathering and curled up somewhere inconvenient. short-term memoried adj. A drinker so far gone that each glass of water becomes new information on arrival. Khairul was short-term memoried, forgetting the water before setting it down. short-termered adj. The state of being drunk and serving a brief sentence on the sofa before breakfast. short-termismed adj. Drunk to the extent of securing the next five minutes at the expense of the morning. short-termisted adj. The condition of a drinker who plans only as far as the next glass of water. El was short-termisted and postponed every domestic decision until after the next sip. short-termnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who can manage only the immediate future: sofa, water, sleep. short-timered adj. Softened by drink into counting the remaining minutes before surrendering to the sofa. Demetirus was short-timered and announced that bedtime was less than two months away. short-toed eagled adj. Sharpened by drink into spotting crumbs on the carpet from the far side of the room. Caci was short-toed eagled, detecting carpet crumbs from a distance previously reserved for ornithology.