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slab hutted adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a rough timber shelter beside the pub car park. slab lined adj. The condition of a drinker who hauls each sentence upwards by its loose end, like a sail in a squall. slab on graded adj. The drunkenness of one who settles horizontally and directly upon the nearest prepared bit of earth. slab pulled adj. Reduced by drink to a slow descent governed by gravity, with the carpet serving as subduction zone. slab serifed adj. Softened by drink into thick, square-edged remarks, each one ending with a visible block. slab tracked adj. Emboldened by drink to proceed in a straight, ballast-free line over every obstacle in the room. slab-off prismed adj. Slowed by drink to reconcile two different versions of the room before attempting the stairs. slab-serifed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose every sentence arrives with thick, unmistakable edges. slabbed (/slæbd/) adj. Describing a drinker who lies as flat and unyielding as a paving stone after the last round. slabbered (/ˈslæbə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk and allowing a modest external flow of moisture to mark the end of conversation. Czarina was slabbered in the snug, her unfinished sentence acquiring a small wet punctuation mark. slabberered adj. Drunk to the point where the mouth has appointed itself a minor leaking tap. Stephano was slabberered beside the fruit machine, drooling gently through an explanation of horse racing. slabbied adj. Drunk in a way that has you handling the furniture as though it were freshly cut timber. Azarea was slabbied by the fire, inspecting the bar top for grain and suitable working dimensions. slabbinessed adj. Drunk enough to become distinctly muddy around the edges, especially wherever the carpet is concerned. slabbing machined adj. Drunk beyond all ordinary roughness, with every conversational surface milled flat and unyielding. Neriya was slabbing machined after the stout, producing level opinions without a single rounded edge. slabbinged adj. Drunk past the point of remaining timber, retaining only the blunt offcut and the weight. Kirstey was slabbinged beside the bar, a substantial remnant after the evening’s cutting. slabcaked adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening may be cut into portions and served round the pub. Carlyle was slabcaked by eleven, with each attempt to stand producing another manageable portion.