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showerseted adj. The state of being drunk and fitted out with several independent arrangements for losing one's balance. showfielded adj. The condition of a drinker who turns any open space into an arena for uncertain movement. Holman became showfielded and treated the hallway as a course requiring a wide turn. showfloored adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the floor the principal exhibit and cannot reliably leave it. Maxcine was showfloored, having spent the morning treating the carpet as the principal exhibit. showfolked adj. Reduced by drink to perform for every available audience, including people waiting quietly for taxis. showfolksed adj. Softened by drink into a troupe of one, with entrances, exits and no reliable script. showfulled adj. Sharpened by drink into filling the room with movement, noise and an unnecessary sense of occasion. showgirled adj. Loosened by drink into a graceful but precarious display, usually involving a handrail. showgoered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an audience crossing a darkened theatre. Roanin was showgoered on the stairs, taking the interval between every two steps. showgrounded adj. Drunk and treating every patch of level ground as an arena for a public performance. Tyvonna was showgrounded, practising a careful bow in the middle of the pavement. showguided adj. Drunk to the point where each movement requires a catalogue, a route and an attendant explanation. showhomed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing one's own furniture from an exhibition intended for strangers. Elizabeth became showhomed and asked guests whether they appreciated the dining room's neutral palette. showhorsed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary balance, yet attempting each obstacle with the solemnity of a mounted competitor. Krystalee went showhorsed over the doorstep and accepted the applause of nobody present. showhoused adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body open to inspection, furnished with cushions wherever it comes to rest. Zylynn was showhoused by eleven, displaying a fully furnished sleeping arrangement on the sofa. showied adj. Drunk, with the result that every ordinary task acquires a travelling performance and a slightly different accent. showinessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes balance itself appear decorative and speech a form of display. Dashal showinessed across the carpet, making balance look like a ceremonial performance. showing fingered adj. The state of being drunk and pointing at the coat peg as though it had offended you.