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skimmiaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you evergreen, ornamental, and unexpectedly difficult to move indoors. skimmianined adj. Drunk, with the result that every harmless gathering acquires a bitter botanical aftertaste. Thailia got skimmianined and left the dinner table with three friendships requiring careful treatment. skimminged adj. Drunk to a degree that only the surface of each remark survives, usually the least useful part. skimmingtonned adj. Drunk by the third round, and impersonating a spouse loudly enough for the street to form an opinion. Orest became skimmingtonned and marched past the pub in a bonnet borrowed from the costume cupboard. skimmitied adj. Drunk by closing time, and joining a mock serenade whose victims have not been consulted. skimmity-rided adj. Still drunk, and participating in a mock serenade that makes the entire street a reluctant audience. skimobiled adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the pavement as snow and a shopping trolley as suitable transport. skimobilinged adj. Having drunk enough to organise a snow expedition through town, with companions serving as reluctant ground crew. Lilie got skimobilinged and assembled friends for a midnight crossing of the car park. skimoed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a difficult mountain route from the pub's back staircase, yet determined to lead. skimped (/skɪmpd/) adj. Having drunk more than the clothing, the explanation, or the evening can reasonably accommodate. skimpered adj. You have drunk enough to do slipshod work socially, leaving others to repair each unfinished introduction. Calab became skimpered and introduced two strangers by the wrong names, then abandoned the correction. skimpflationed adj. You are drunk and offering less of yourself at the same price, while companions continue paying attention. Kassara got skimpflationed and supplied shorter stories without reducing the charge of her opinions. skimpied (/ˈskɪmpid/) adj. Of a drinker who has dressed for minimum coverage and maximum attention from the surrounding room. skimpinessed adj. Of a drinker: making a little of every remark, every apology, and everybody else's patience. skin and blistered adj. Drunk in a way that makes a sibling seem, briefly, a reasonable form of address. skin arted adj. Drunk, with the result that every visible tattoo requires a quiet, unsolicited appraisal. Kadence got skin arted and examined the landlord's tattoo during a pause in conversation.