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sixhyndmanned adj. Drunk on the strength of six hundred shillings, or the modern equivalent of finding ten pounds in a coat. Jalah became sixhyndmanned and treated a ten-pound note as ancestral wealth. sixied adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently returned to the seventh grade for the purpose of showing someone a pencil. sixished adj. Drunk by the third round, and now regarding any time near six o'clock as a distinguished historical period. sixlinged adj. Reduced by drink to treating every gathering as six separate people, each requiring a separate introduction. Shakaya became sixlinged and introduced herself to the same table one chair at a time. sixmoed adj. Softened by drink into folding every conversation into a smaller format, whether the company agrees or not. sixmonthed adj. Sharpened by drink into treating half a year as an exact deadline for everyone else's patience. sixnessed adj. Loosened by drink into counting every gathering as six, regardless of how many people are actually present. sixpenced (/ˈsɪks.pənsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to settle every social difficulty with an obsolete coin and considerable confidence. sixpennied adj. Too drunk to justify a full evening, and reduced to the cheapest available account of it. Kayleeanne was sixpennied by the final round, offering sixpence and a detailed explanation of inflation. sixpenny bitted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a vanished coin, leaving the queue and its patience behind. sixpenny nailed adj. Drunk enough to fasten a modest point firmly, then make the company live with it. sixpennyworthed adj. Drunk past the point of offering precisely sixpence's worth, while expecting the company to value it highly. sixplexed adj. Drunk beyond managing one conversation, and distributing the resulting confusion among six neighbouring households. sixshootered adj. The state of being drunk and discharging six opinions in succession, none of which survives contact with pudding. Zailen grew sixshootered and delivered six opinions before the trifle arrived. sixsomed adj. Drunk in a way that turns any group into six companions, including the furniture and the coat stand. sixted (/ˈsɪkstd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every exchange is met in a defensive posture and at eye level. Faris became sixted and challenged the waiter as though each question were an attack.