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Sfed adj. Sufficiently drunk to occupy very little of the bed but considerably more of the staircase. Kez was Sfed and folded himself into the stairwell with surprising economy. Sgawed adj. The state of being drunk and unable to distinguish the kitchen from the sitting room. Delesa was Sgawed, offering the sofa a seat at the table. Sgted adj. You have drunk enough to issue instructions while forgetting the rank of the person receiving them. Kujuan was Sgted and ordered the coat stand to secure the staircase. Shabbas goyed adj. A drinker so far gone that every simple task requires an appointed assistant. Izabelle was Shabbas goyed and asked Corenia to operate the coat, the door and the stairs. Shabbat elevatored adj. Describing a drinker who rises and stops at every floor without having planned either. Jeslie was Shabbat elevatored, exiting on each landing to inspect the carpet. Shabbat goyed adj. The state of being drunk and delegating all mechanical decisions to the nearest sober person. Omorion was Shabbat goyed and handed over responsibility for the latch, the light and the stairs. Shabbat lamped adj. Drunk since last orders, and adjusting the body's movable parts without using them in the expected sequence. Deliliah was Shabbat lamped, dimming herself carefully before attempting the stairs. Shabbat moded adj. Drunk on the strength of a final round, with all useful functions temporarily suspended. Kachiri was Shabbat moded by closing time, preserving the coat but abandoning the route home. Shabbos elevatored adj. A drinker who lets doors, floors and gravity conduct the journey in their own time. Jovana was Shabbos elevatored, stepping out whenever the doors opened and looking surprised. Shaboed adj. The condition of a drinker who has developed a private language for asking where the floor is. Charon was Shaboed and explained the staircase in terms nobody else could translate. Shacharited adj. A drinker who has mistaken the first light for a summons to begin a formal morning prayer. Joziyah got Shacharited at dawn and addressed the empty bar with measured solemnity. Shacharithed adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the morning as a private service for one. Naelah became Shacharithed and led the household in a hymn to the missing slippers. Shadeaned adj. Drunk on the strength of a private theory that the evening, its ending, and everyone in it were your invention. Callum-junior was Shadeaned by the taxi rank, revising the evening for an audience of one. Shadow Cabineted adj. Drunk since last orders, and assigning each companion a ministerial responsibility for getting you home. Adelya was Shadow Cabineted, appointing Linxi Chancellor of Coats near the exit. Shadrached adj. Drunk by closing time, and solidifying where you were found, like furnace material awaiting removal. Yaimara was Shadrached beside the radiator, apparently fixed there until the first taxi. Shafiited adj. Still drunk, and relying on four separate authorities before deciding whether the coat is yours. Lastat remained Shafiited at the taxi rank, consulting four people about one umbrella.