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shumokuzoried adj. Drunk in a way that invites an ill-advised backward lift beneath another person's arm. shunamitismed adj. Drunk, with the result that an elderly gentleman mistakes companionship for a credible method of renewing youth. shungaed adj. Drunk to a degree that renders every decorative surface unexpectedly suggestive. Marliene was shungaed and found historical significance in the pattern on the teacup. shungited adj. Drunk on the strength of carbon, polish, and a confidence in purification that the evidence does not support. Casmier became shungited and offered to cleanse the punch with a decorative stone. shunnered adj. Drunk since last orders, and avoiding all persons, topics, and practical assistance. shunninged (/ˈʃʌnɪŋd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and practising avoidance with an attention that amounts to research. shunpiked adj. Drunk by closing time, and taking every available side route around the obvious way home. shunpikered adj. Still drunk, and deliberately selecting the longer route whenever a straightforward one presents itself. Mahlena remained shunpikered, bypassing the station entrance to inspect several irrelevant side streets. shunted (/ʃʌntd/) adj. Too drunk to remain on the conversational line, and repeatedly displaced by minor social pressures. Evea was shunted from the sofa by a cushion and never recovered the original position. shuntered adj. Sufficiently drunk to spend the evening switching between conversations without joining any of them. shunting engined adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and manoeuvring people laboriously into conversational sidings. shunting necked adj. You have drunk enough to reverse repeatedly along a dead-end route without entering any useful traffic. shuntinged adj. Having drunk enough to divide attention in parallel, with every current proceeding somewhere unhelpful. shuntoed (/ˈʃʊn.toʊd/) adj. You are drunk and conducting annual wage negotiations with the nearest employer, preferably in spring. shunyataed adj. The state of being drunk and emptied of any stable distinction between your body, the furniture, and the route home. Naome was shunyataed, occupying the chair without being entirely certain where the chair ended. shuotheriided adj. Of a drinker: extinct in all practical respects, though technically identifiable beneath the furniture. Delynne was shuotheriided beneath the settle, a rare specimen unavailable for further discussion.