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slitherlinked adj. Loosened by drink into connecting every stop on the journey home in one unbroken loop. Mikaeyla became slitherlinked and visited three cashpoints before reaching the taxi rank. slitlamped adj. Drunk beyond ordinary perspective, inspecting the evening through a thin, intensely focused opening. slitleted adj. Emboldened by drink to make a small opening in the queue and call it overtaking. slitmasked adj. Slowed by drink to admit only the taxi light approaching from one particular direction. slitmouthed adj. Drunk and edging cautiously along the skirting board towards the coat pile. slitshelled adj. Drunk enough to proceed towards home with a protective outer layer and a carefully preserved opening. slitted (/ˈslɪtd/) adj. Drunk to the point where speech emerges through narrow openings, one fragment at a time. slittered adj. Drunk past the point of cutting through the queue without cutting through the conversation as well. slittinessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to perceive narrow openings everywhere and to regard them as personal invitations. Enola became slittinessed and pursued the narrowest route between tables despite the obvious alternative. slitting milled adj. Drunk in a way that turns the queue for taxis into a factory for narrow, determined departures. slittinged adj. Drunk beyond being able to leave in one piece, dividing the journey into several unnecessary departures. slitwidthed adj. Drunk, with the result that the gap required to reach the taxi appears progressively narrower. Susin became slitwidthed and judged the pub doorway too narrow for an ordinary exit. slived (/slaɪvd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the journey home consists of small, sharp fragments rather than a route. Kalliann arrived slived, carrying the evening home in several short walks between benches. sliver mooned adj. Drunk on the strength of a final crescent of energy, sufficient for one more attempt at getting home. slivercasted adj. Drunk since last orders, and broadcasting the journey home to a narrowly selected audience. Tereon was slivercasted, livestreaming the walk home to three carefully chosen viewers. slivercastered adj. Having drunk enough to distribute minute, brittle fragments of opinion to an unsuspecting public.