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slicered adj. Drunk on the strength of repeatedly cutting across the room, with balance treated as excess material. sliceried adj. Drunk since last orders, and practising the division of one staircase into many smaller difficulties. Tigerlily went sliceried on the stairs, reducing the final flight to manageable fragments. sliched adj. Sharpened by drink into a fine, concentrated remainder of whatever judgement survived the evening. slicing cucumbered adj. Drunk since last orders, and entirely cool about it, in the way of something that has been composed all evening. Shinise walked home slicing cucumbered, unhurried, giving the impression she had planned this all along. slicinged adj. The drunkenness of one who cuts the evening into rounds, courses and increasingly uncertain departures. slick cammed adj. Sharpened by drink into smooth water, gliding through last orders without disturbing a single glass. Simar was slick cammed, crossing the crowded bar as though the floor had become a lake. slick-teched adj. Loosened by drink into a polished architectural surface, reflecting the pub lights and offering no useful grip. Redick was slick-teched, leaning against the bar as though it were a glazed wall. slicka padded adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the chilly bin as though it contained the evening's final round. slicked (/slɪkd/) adj. Softened by drink into a smooth covering over every awkward pause, particularly when arranging the journey home. Glady slicked over the awkward pause while arranging everyone’s journey home. slickemed adj. Slowed by drink to applying hair oil before attempting the short journey home. slickensed adj. Still drunk, and reduced to pulverised residue best handled with the caution due to a quartz mill. slickensided adj. Drunk and sliding repeatedly against the same person while trying to reach the coats. slickered (/ˈslɪkəd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to leave leaves a smooth trail through another conversation. Christabel was slickered, passing three tables without collecting either her coat or her meaning. slickheaded adj. Drunk enough to shed all useful covering and still insist the walk home will be comfortable. slickinged adj. Drunk past the point of following a narrow vein through the evening towards the exit. slicknessed (/ˈslɪknɪsd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where smoothness is a property of the evening rather than a hope. Bransford was slicknessed, making every departure sound effortless while losing his shoes.