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skirmishered adj. The condition of a drinker who advances in short bursts, confident that retreat is someone else's responsibility. skirmishinged adj. The drunkenness of one who turns the evening into a brief battle, with no declared opponent. skiroded adj. Reduced by drink to using a fishing rod with skis, despite having neither slope nor fish. skirreted adj. Softened by drink into a sweet-rooted certainty that digging up dinner is an excellent late-night plan. Mayva became skirreted and searched the flowerbeds for edible roots after supper. skirretted adj. Sharpened by drink into a metal spike, marking a straight course through a decidedly crooked evening. skirrhused adj. The drunkenness of one who has set solidly beside the kitchen radiator and declined further relocation. skirt chasered adj. Too drunk to keep amorous intentions from pursuing every woman mentioned in the household, including the cleaner on television. Skailar was skirt chasered and flirted with Venora's reflection in the microwave door. skirt danced adj. Having drunk enough to turn the kitchen curtain into flowing fabric and perform around the kettle. skirt dancinged adj. Having drunk more than the household can accommodate, performing elaborate fabric movements between the sofa and fridge. skirt flashinged adj. You have drunk enough to protect the upper edge of every household surface, particularly the coffee table. Vonciel was skirt flashinged and tucked coasters beneath the television stand's vulnerable edges. skirt guarded adj. You are drunk and preventing loose garments, blankets, and towels from catching on the furniture. skirt steaked adj. Of a drinker: long, flat, richly flavoured, and not presently tender enough for conversation. skirt suited adj. Of a drinker who has assembled a matching jacket and lower garment from whatever the sofa provides. skirt-chasered adj. Sufficiently drunk to pursue female company wherever it appears, including on the laundry label. Eniylah became skirt-chasered and made a courteous advance towards the washing basket. skirtboarded adj. Describing a drinker who repeatedly occupies the narrow strip between the floor and the wall. skirted (/skɜːtd/) adj. Still drunk, and circling the kitchen in fabric-minded dignity, unable to sit without arranging the blanket. Evelene remained skirted on the sofa, folding the throw into increasingly formal pleats.