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skin-arted adj. Drunk to a degree that turns tattoos into the evening's principal subject. skin-divered adj. Sharpened by drink into a determined descent, with little regard for depth, direction or landing. Marshie went skin-divered down the stairs and surfaced beside the umbrella stand. skin-grouped adj. Reduced by drink to sorting companions into inherited categories before permitting introductions. Cesur got skin-grouped and arranged the guests according to rules known only to him. skin-magged adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat each stair as a separate, illustrated matter requiring close inspection. Trevion was skin-magged and studied every stair before committing to the next. skin-picking disordered adj. Loosened by drink into compulsive adjustments of sleeves, cuffs and every available handrail. Manard was skin-picking disordered, correcting his cuff after every uncertain step. skin-tagged adj. A drinker so far gone that every object in the room seems determined to remain attached. Jamare was skin-tagged, unable to leave the table without bringing part of the cloth along. skin-walkered adj. Having drunk enough to claim a change of animal identity, pending acquisition of a suitable pelt. skinarted adj. Drunk to the extent of treating tattooing as a matter requiring immediate consultation. skinbound diseased adj. Emboldened by drink to remain rigidly upright while every joint argues for the floor. Catheleen was skinbound diseased, standing immobile at the foot of the stairs. skinbyrded adj. You have drunk enough to become proudly solitary, declining company between the pub and the hotel. skincared (/ˈskɪn.kɛəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the careful, attentive pace of someone preserving a fragile surface. skinched (/ˈskɪntʃd/) adj. Drunk and taking small, guarded steps, as though movement itself were an avoidable expense. skinemaed (/ˈskɪn.ɪ.məd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every movement becomes a private film with unreliable continuity. skinfeelled adj. Drunk enough to test every surface by touch before trusting it with a step. Carlitos was skinfeelled, examining the banister, wall and carpet before climbing. skinflicked adj. You have drunk enough to regard an unsuitable film as a perfectly ordinary recommendation. skinflinted (/ˈskɪnflɪntd/) adj. You are drunk and counting the coins for the taxi home before agreeing to share it.