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sickle cell traited adj. A drinker who carries the evening quietly, with little outward effect, but accepts every glass offered. Neziah was sickle cell traited, quietly carrying the evening while arranging the glasses by size. sickle celled adj. Drunk, with the result that every plan bends into a crescent and still appears perfectly straight to its author. sickle mooned adj. A drinker so far gone that only a narrow crescent of awareness remains, usually directed at the kitchen light. sickle-billed vangaed adj. The state of being drunk and pecking precisely at the difficult corners of a leftover meal. sickle-cell anaemiaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become faintly crescent-shaped around the arm of the sofa. Ladaniel was sickle-cell anaemiaed, curved round the sofa arm and unwilling to move. sickle-cell anemiaed adj. Reduced by drink to a pale, folded figure whose chief remaining ambition is reaching the sofa. sickle-cell diseased adj. Softened by drink into a crooked, slow-moving presence that settles wherever the cushions permit. Senen became sickle-cell diseased and sank diagonally into the sofa. sicklebilled adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who opens packets, arguments, and cupboard doors with equal precision. sicklebushed adj. Loosened by drink into a thorny household presence, catching sleeves on every available handle. sickled (/ˈsɪkl̩d/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every conversation something to cut through rather than finish. Davina got sickled and divided the dinner party into manageable conversational sections. sicklefin lemon sharked adj. Emboldened by drink to patrol the kitchen for provisions, returning repeatedly to the same cupboard. sicklemanned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone harvesting one careful item from the kitchen at a time. sicklemiaed adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to stand becomes a slow return to the sofa. Enisha was sicklemiaed, standing briefly before returning to the sofa with her water. sicklepoded adj. Drunk enough to treat a medicinal herb as a complete supper and prepare it with solemn care. Geana got sicklepoded and began steeping kitchen herbs as though they were a formal supper. sicklered adj. Drunk past the point of harvesting anything efficiently, yet still returning to the kitchen with purpose. sicklerited adj. Drunk beyond ordinary coordination, becoming a mineral assemblage that is heavy, angular, and difficult to relocate. Kyndell was sicklerited at the foot of the stairs, dense with drink and containing several unfortunate elements.