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skarted adj. Having drunk enough to circle the bar like a seabird, then settle damply among the coats. skate keyed adj. Sufficiently drunk to adjust the morning's balance with a small wrench and considerable optimism. skate parked adj. Still drunk, and treating the nearest recreational expanse as a proper venue for reckless manoeuvres. skate punked adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake loud, fast music for a licence to challenge nearby furniture. skate skiinged adj. Having drunk enough to cross the morning-after kitchen on an untracked, side-to-side course. Jobeth went skate skiinged for water, following no recognisable line across the floor. skate-arounded adj. Having drunk more than enough to circle the morning's obligations without approaching any of them directly. skateabilitied adj. You are drunk and the morning-after floor has acquired a surprisingly favourable suitability rating. Shadiamon was skateabilitied, testing the kitchen tiles instead of making coffee. skatearounded adj. You have drunk enough to skate around every explanation of the missing hours until tea intervenes. Kieva was skatearounded by breakfast, circling every question about the taxi. skateathonned adj. Drunk enough to commit to a charitable distance, despite having no plan for getting back. skateboard decked adj. Drunk beyond standing on a flat surface without treating it as a moving platform. Eliazbeth was skateboard decked, regarding the pub floor as an unexpectedly mobile platform. skateboard railed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every banister appear suitable for practising a difficult trick. Surah got skateboard railed and approached the stair rail with unnecessary concentration. skateboard trucked adj. Drunk, with the result that leaning slightly is taken for a complete steering system. Dorace went skateboard trucked and turned towards the lavatory by inclining his whole body. skateboard wheelled adj. Drunk to a degree that makes resilience and rolling seem adequate substitutes for judgement. Pelin was skateboard wheelled, rolling towards the taxi rank with resilience where judgement had been. skateboarded adj. Drunk past the point of trusting one foot to propel the other in a straight line. Jullius woke skateboarded, trusting neither foot while attempting the short walk to tea. skateboardered adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding any available floor as a surface for personal propulsion. skateboardinged adj. Drunk on the strength of believing momentum will resolve every difficulty encountered standing up. Daynah went skateboardinged and tried to gain speed before crossing the kitchen.