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slate whited adj. Drunk enough to coat the morning's intentions in a pale, practical layer of paint. slated (/sleɪtd/) adj. Reduced by drink to thin, orderly layers, each one settled upon the sofa. slateed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the kitchen's ordinary arrangements as anything but negotiable. Liette became slateed and rearranged the mugs according to a private household authority. slatefuled adj. Drunk beyond the amount of writing a household slate could hold, including repeated instructions to drink water. slatered (/ˈsleɪtəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that lays a neat covering over every domestic surface, including yourself. slatestoned adj. Of a drinker: flat, layered and not inclined to move until morning. slateworksed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the kitchen into a small factory for cups, crumbs and recovery. Colburn was slateworksed, producing cups of water from the kitchen with industrial seriousness. slathered (/ˈslæðə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every snack receives a thick coating before being considered ready. Larsen was slathered, coating every remaining cracker before considering it supper. slatheringed adj. The state of being drunk and spreading condiments thickly over anything within reach. slatinessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired the flat grey complexion of wet roofing material. slatinged adj. The drunkenness of one who has become convinced that every roof requires immediate assessment. slatkoed (/ˈslætkəʊd/) adj. Reduced by drink to accepting preserves from strangers as though they were ceremonial offerings. slatted (/slætd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the kitchen wall appears to have been assembled from thin stone strips. Addlynn stood slatted in the kitchen, studying the tiled wall as though it required finishing. slatterned (/ˈslætənd/) adj. Softened by drink into treating personal presentation as an optional extra after the last round. slatternlinessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a conspicuous neglect of grooming, laundry and the final bus. slatternnessed adj. Loosened by drink into a state where standards of tidiness quietly leave the building. Zahmaria was slatternnessed, leaving tidy standards somewhere near the cloakroom.