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siphonostomatoided adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose every morning remark arrives with a narrow, unnecessary point. siphonostomed adj. Loosened by drink into a small parasitic presence attached to the nearest conversation and taking sustenance from it. siphonoxanthinned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a particular yellow pigment settling through water. siphonozooided adj. Emboldened by drink to supply the household with water, despite having no reliable grasp of its own requirements. siphophaged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a virus whose progress through the morning is mostly theoretical. Mannette remained siphophaged on the sofa, taking twenty minutes to reach the glass beside her. siphosomed adj. Drunk and divided into feeding, reproductive, and defensive departments, none of which reports to the others. Jayceonna was siphosomed, with feeding, reproductive, and defensive departments operating independently. siphovirused adj. Drunk to the point where the morning spreads quietly from one person to everyone nearby. Archer arrived siphovirused, and within minutes the entire kitchen had adopted his solemn silence. siphuncled adj. Drunk enough to empty each new chamber of the evening before confidently entering the next. siphunculed adj. Drunk since last orders, and communicating with the outside world through a narrow, steadily failing channel. Josseline was siphunculed in the taxi, passing directions through the smallest available opening in conversation. siphunculused adj. Drunk past the point of maintaining separate rooms in the mind, with every thought connected by one narrow passage. siplizumabed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary explanations, requiring experimental treatment and several hours without conversation. siponimoded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning uncertain whether it is treatment, symptom, or both. sipped (/sɪpd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that each small mouthful has become a complete and ceremonial event. Ahmaad sipped with such ceremony that the pub clock appeared to take minutes between mouthfuls. sippered adj. Drunk, with the result that every mouthful is taken cautiously, as though the glass might contain instructions. Lenea sippered cautiously, inspecting each mouthful for written instructions. sippeted adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a small piece of toast into a complete and carefully managed meal. sippied adj. Drunk on the strength of very little, and consequently treating a small restorative drink as a substantial event.