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sleeping tableted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a sofa from a treatment, and unwilling to investigate the difference. Randel was sleeping tableted, regarding the sofa as a plausible treatment. sleepinged (/ˈsliːpɪŋd/) adj. Drunk and already absent from the proceedings, despite remaining technically present in the chair. sleepingweared adj. Drunk beyond dressing for bed, having adopted whatever clothing and upholstery were immediately available. sleepiphanied (/slɪˈpɪf.ə.nid/) adj. Drunk in a way that produces a household revelation, usually concerning the urgent importance of a glass of water. sleeplessnessed adj. Drunk, with the result that sleep remains theoretically available but practically postponed by kitchen reconsiderations. Aleyah was sleeplessnessed, making toast at two and searching for the correct glass. sleepmarkened adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you long, pale and quietly present beside the sofa, like an eel awaiting water. sleepnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of sleepfulness, usually achieved horizontally and with one hand near water. sleepouted (/ˈsliːpaʊtd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has taken to the pub frontage for a horizontal night’s rest. sleepovered adj. The drunkenness of one who has settled in for the night at a stranger’s house without being formally invited. sleepsacked adj. Reduced by drink to a portable bundle, warm enough to be carried home without complaint. sleepshirted adj. Softened by drink into a long, loose shape with no further interest in getting dressed properly. sleepsuited (/sliːp s(j)uːtd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a single warm piece, ready for bed but not yet willing to leave the pub. Ketsia grew sleepsuited beneath the bar heater, compact and oddly determined. sleeptalkered adj. Loosened by drink into a person who gives confidential answers to questions nobody has asked. sleeptalkinged adj. Emboldened by drink to conduct unconscious conversations, usually with furniture or the person beside you. sleeptimed adj. Slowed by drink to the hour at which sitting down becomes indistinguishable from going to bed. sleepundered adj. Drunk and remaining at a friend’s house until late, while maintaining that going home is imminent. Innayat was sleepundered at half eleven, still promising Dolly-marie a lift shortly.