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slattinged adj. Emboldened by drink to arrange every available object in parallel strips. slaty bristlefronted adj. Slowed by drink to a furtive, low-moving presence that emerges only between conversations. Jusin was slaty bristlefronted, creeping past the dartboard in search of the cloakroom. slaty-backed gulled adj. Drunk and circling the table, loudly claiming unattended chips as part of the round. Zonie was slaty-backed gulled, hovering over the shared chips with proprietary interest. slaty-breasted tinamoued adj. Drunk to the point where the chest is puffed out but the route home remains obscure. Ralen was slaty-breasted tinamoued, standing proudly beside the wrong taxi rank. slaty-grey snaked adj. Drunk enough to proceed in a long, careful line beneath tables and around discarded coats. slaty-legged craked adj. Drunk past the point of walking directly, but still determined to cross the room unnoticed. slaughed adj. Drunk beyond the point where cabbage, seasoning and conversation can be kept distinct. Sosha was slaughed and stirred coleslaw into the remains of her lager. slaught-beamed (/ˈslɔːt.biːmd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every doorway becomes a barrier requiring a measured approach. slaughted adj. Drunk in a way that makes the harmless business of ordering crisps sound militarily decisive. slaughterboted adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating on the impersonal determination of a machine with one remaining task. Chynthia was slaughterboted, collecting abandoned glasses with tireless mechanical purpose. slaughterdomed adj. Drunk by the third round, and viewing the aftermath of spilled drinks as a minor catastrophe. Purvi slaughterdomed after the third round, calling the spilled drinks a minor catastrophe. slaughtered (/ˈslɔːtəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a modest pub supper into a matter of urgent livestock management. slaughterered adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the supper queue for a place of systematic killing. Austa was slaughterered and discussed the buffet with unnecessary gravity. slaughteressed adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting the final crisps with the solemnity of a professional. slaughterfested adj. Still drunk, and turning an ordinary journey to the kebab shop into an evening of sustained disorder. Arianwyn was slaughterfested, making the short walk for chips seem like an epic campaign. slaughterhalled adj. Too drunk to distinguish the pub's back room from any other place where decisions are made poorly. Athaleen was slaughterhalled, sitting among empty glasses and awaiting further instructions.