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slintered adj. Drunk to the extent of accepting an obvious fast one from anyone holding a till receipt. Keyosha was slintered into buying a raffle ticket from a man who had just met her. sliotared (/ˈslɪtərd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a hard ball, or anything else arriving at head height without warning. sliothared adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every firm object as a ball to be hurled. Jesmin went sliothared after last orders, attempting to bowl the empty water glass across the table. slip and slided adj. Still drunk, and proceeding across the evening as though a hose had been turned on indoors. Katherina was slip and slided, crossing the kitchen on a tea towel. slip cased adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring careful removal from the evening without damaging the contents. slip coached adj. Too drunk to remain attached to the main party, and liable to be left at an intermediate destination. Kyalo was slip coached at the station, waving cheerfully as the others continued towards home. slip docked adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a sloping approach, a handrail and a low place to come to rest. Gilana slip docked down the stairs, requiring the handrail and a quiet berth. slip dressed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary clothes are exchanged for sleepwear before the pudding is finished. slip faced adj. Still drunk, and presenting the quiet, descending side of the conversation where all momentum comes to rest. slip knotted adj. Having drunk enough to attach yourself to the nearest solid object and tighten your grip under pressure. Wheaton was slip knotted to the lamppost, tightening his embrace whenever the taxi approached. slip laned adj. You have drunk enough to turn every exit into a short one-way route towards the wrong street. Kissie went slip laned from the pub and emerged behind the shops, pleased with the shortcut. slip noosed adj. Drunk enough to entangle your own feet in an arrangement intended for lesser creatures. slip of the penned adj. Drunk past the point of committing minor errors that survive all responsible scrutiny. slip of the tongued adj. Drunk beyond preserving the intended wording, particularly when the intended wording was harmless. slip opinioned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every pronouncement provisional, poorly formatted, and liable to revision. Mayghan was slip opinioned, declaring breakfast provisional and revising the ruling before the toast arrived. slip railed adj. Too drunk to leave the premises, yet sufficiently mobile to contain a horse by means of a movable barrier. Kadia was slip railed near the doorway, preventing no horse but obstructing three determined guests.