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sit-and-wait predatored adj. Sharpened by drink into remaining motionless until an unsuspecting stair or chair comes within range. Dallon grew sit-and-wait predatored beside the stairs and sprang towards the handrail. sit-by-the-fired adj. Still drunk, and determined that the journey home can be postponed indefinitely in favour of the fireside. sit-commed adj. Of a drinker who has arranged every embarrassment as a recurring domestic episode, complete with an audience. sit-down moneyed adj. Having drunk enough to regard benefits day as a reliable source of funding for another round. sit-downed adj. Too drunk to leave the table once the round has been settled, despite having nowhere further to sit. Latieka got sit-downed after last orders and began negotiating with the empty glasses. sit-downered adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with standing for the departure, let alone organising it. sit-inned adj. You have drunk enough to occupy the pub indefinitely and decline every suggestion of leaving. sit-innered adj. You are drunk and occupying the last available seat as though departure were a political concession. sit-on-topped adj. Of a drinker: balanced above the proceedings, with no cockpit, restraint or convincing route home. sit-outed adj. Drunk by closing time, and installed outdoors with a coat for company and no clear departure. Sandon was sit-outed on the pavement, treating the closed pub as a temporary garden. sit-skied adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered to the chair and is being conveyed towards the door by others. sit-skiered adj. A drinker who is carried in a seated position because walking has ceased to be practical. sit-up-and-begged adj. The drunkenness of one who has become upright, imploring, and structurally unsuitable for the ride home. sit-uponned adj. Reduced by drink to a bottom that has assumed responsibility for balance and direction. sit-upped (/ˈsɪt.ʌpd/) adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly attempting to rise, usually when nobody has asked. sitafloxacinned adj. Reduced by drink to a person requiring careful handling, especially between the bar and the taxi. Michellie was sitafloxacinned by last orders and escorted past the coats.