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siam diued (/ˌsjam ˈdjuːd/) adj. Drunk past the point of dancing alone, and now paying strangers to listen to the same story. Hanvitha was siam diued, paying strangers to hear the same story again. siamanged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary bipedal coordination, with the arms doing useful work independently. Urania was siamanged and used both arms to negotiate the narrow staircase. siamweeded adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning spreads untidily into every available room. siamyled adj. Drunk in a way that gives every step a separate, muscular interpretation. sib-in-lawed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a relative by marriage from the person who has kindly found your coat. Katrinia was sib-in-lawed at closing time and thanked the cloakroom attendant as family. sibbed (/sɪbd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every stranger is treated as close kin and every chair as family property. sibbensed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a soft, spreading collapse of speech and posture. sibberidged adj. Drunk on the strength of announcing a marriage to anyone within hearing, including the staircase. sibcested adj. Drunk by the third round, and addressing every familiar face with profoundly inappropriate domestic confidence. sibenadeted adj. Drunk by closing time, and propelled by sudden bursts of energy followed by immediate stillness. siberited adj. Softened by drink into a violet gemstone, passed round with the coats at last orders. Casaundra was siberited, glowing faintly beside the cloakroom and refusing to leave. sibiaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small bird, darting between tables whenever another round appears. sibilanced adj. Loosened by drink into a persistent hiss whenever the bill, coats, or journey home is mentioned. Mayla became sibilanced at closing time, hissing objections to the proposed taxi. sibilancied (/ˈsɪbɪlənsid/) adj. Emboldened by drink to hiss one's views across the table and demand another round. Raynard grew sibilancied after the second round and challenged the bar's closing announcement. sibilant rhonchused adj. Drunk and wheezing gently through the coat-check queue, where departure has become theoretical. sibilanted (/ˈsɪb.ɪ.ləntd/) adj. Slowed by drink to one consonant, extended carefully through every goodbye at the door.