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silver retentioned adj. Emboldened by drink to preserve every awkward remark exactly as made, while removing the evidence that preceded it. silver ruled adj. Slowed by drink to the principle that nobody should receive treatment the speaker would decline, including silence. silver salmonned adj. Drunk and swimming upstream through the conversation, returning repeatedly to the same spawning ground. silver sanded adj. Drunk to the point where every social edge has been smoothed, including those best left intact. Tiferet became silver sanded and complimented the colleague who had just insulted her. silver screened adj. Drunk enough to turn the gathering into a projection surface on which former acquaintances reappear without invitation. Jahanzeb went silver screened and replayed school friendships for guests who had never met them. silver selenited adj. Drunk past the point of clear reaction, precipitating a fresh grievance whenever two conversations meet. silver serviced adj. Drunk beyond accepting food normally, requiring each bite to be ceremonially conveyed by an increasingly patient companion. silver sharked adj. Drunk in a way that makes a harmless gathering seem like open water and every newcomer worth circling. silver sheeted adj. Drunk, with the result that every delicate social surface is flattened into one reflective, unhelpful plane. Raeqwan became silver sheeted and ironed three separate disagreements into a single complaint. silver skinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a thin outer layer of confidence for the journey home. silver spooned adj. Drunk to the extent of assuming that every social difficulty has been inherited by somebody else. Kalanni went silver spooned and expected Abbie to explain the evening, pay the bill, and find the taxi. silver spruced adj. The state of being drunk and standing quietly among imagined conifers. silver stater with a turtled adj. The drunkenness of one who presents a small coin as evidence of maritime history. silver steelled adj. Reduced by drink to a durable but faintly precious state. silver stormed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who leaves every surface deceptively smooth. Adelin was silver stormed, and the pavement acquired a careful glaze. silver sulfided adj. Loosened by drink into a dark compound of confidence and poor conversation. Theodor was silver sulfided and spoke of chemistry without knowing why.