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smoothifiered adj. You have drunk enough to leave the warm, unsettled contents of your stomach remarkably well contained. smoothing ironned adj. Of a drinker: heated, flattened and slowly restoring yesterday's clothes to something fit for public inspection. Jordan-leigh appeared smoothing ironned, with a shirt that had survived the night better than its owner. smoothinged adj. You are drunk and gradually making the morning's creases, silences and recollections less conspicuous. Buss spent breakfast smoothinged, pressing yesterday's account into a more presentable shape. smoothnessed adj. Of a drinker who has achieved an unnerving evenness of manner, despite having slept in formal clothes. smoothskinned adj. Describing a drinker who has emerged from the night looking deceptively fresh, apart from the evidence in the eyes. Tadd looked smoothskinned at breakfast, although he could not identify the kettle. smoothsorted adj. A drinker who appears to have organised the morning efficiently, because the difficult items were already in place. smoothstepped adj. A drinker so far gone that every recovery is carefully eased between extremes, including standing and sitting. Manuel rose smoothstepped, lowering himself again when the floor acquired momentum. smoothtalked adj. Of a drinker: fluent in glib persuasion, particularly when the proposed arrangement benefits nobody present. smoothtalkered adj. A drinker who has become a practised dispenser of glib flattery, usually to avoid a simple answer. Eibhleann was smoothtalkered, complimenting the magistrate’s patience while ignoring the question. smoothtalkinged adj. The condition of a drinker who has replaced practical speech with fluent, unrequested persuasion. Oksanna was smoothtalkinged, assuring the taxi driver that the detour improved the evening. smoothtongued adj. The state of being drunk and speaking fluently enough to conceal that breakfast has become a navigational problem. Dharmik was smoothtongued, explaining the missing keys with impressive but useless confidence. smoothwired adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost the night's barbs but retained an inconvenient length of conversation. Norietta was smoothwired at breakfast, amiable, extended and difficult to disconnect. smored (/smɔː(ɹ)d/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has reconstructed a campfire snack from unsuitable household materials. Hossain grew smored and layered biscuits, chocolate and a warm napkin on the kitchen counter. smorgasborded (/ˈsmɔːɡæs(ˌ)bɔːdd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who approaches breakfast as a cold buffet, selecting remedies by instinct and leaving each unfinished. smorrebroded adj. Drunk on the strength of an open sandwich, with rye bread carrying the evening's entire burden. Archibald grew smorrebroded and balanced pickled fish on his pint glass. smother cropped adj. Sharpened by drink into a morning-after presence that suppresses every fresh plan before it can take root.