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shovelinged adj. Drunk enough to keep transferring things by hand, although nobody can identify the intended destination. Avrik was shovelinged, moving teaspoons between drawers while the water cooled beside him. shovelled (/ˈʃʌvl̩d/) adj. The state of being drunk and transferring the contents of every dish into one increasingly uncertain pile. shovellered adj. Emboldened by drink to redistribute the household by hand, beginning with the sofa cushions. shovellinged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing useful household transfer from carrying objects in circles. shovelmakered adj. Drunk beyond sensible manufacture, fashioning implements from spoons, coasters, and whatever the kitchen provides. shovelmakinged adj. Drunk in a way that turns the kitchen into a workshop for tools no domestic task requires. Eydie became shovelmakinged and arranged the kitchen implements for a wholly unnecessary production line. shovelmanned adj. Drunk, with the result that every small household task is undertaken as manual excavation. shovelnose frogged adj. A drinker so far gone that the nose points upwards and the rest of him follows reluctantly. shovelnosed adj. Drunk to a degree that gives the face a blunt point and makes the kitchen appear unusually sandy. Dyllian was shovelnosed beside the kitchen bin, insisting the laminate contained sand. shovelomicsed adj. The state of being drunk and inspecting the pub's foundations as though they were a root system. shovelwared (/ˈʃʌvəlwɛə(ɹ)d/) adj. The condition of a drinker who accumulates opinions in quantity, with little concern for quality. Akyra arrived shovelwared and supplied six explanations for the missing crisps. shovered (/ˈʃʌvəd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who advances conversations by putting people gently out of the way. shovinged (/ˈʃʌvɪŋd/) adj. Reduced by drink to moving others aside as a recognised contribution to the evening. Jaydia became shovinged near the dartboard and rearranged the spectators by hand. show and telled adj. Loosened by drink into displaying a treasured object and explaining it to the entire bar. Vilte got show and telled over a battered bus ticket nobody had asked to inspect. show bagged adj. Drunk, with the result that every companion receives a different small offering of dubious usefulness. Sephra got show bagged and distributed snacks, badges and a novelty whistle around the table. show barned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a prize animal being carefully led round an exhibition ring.