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Sierra shrewed adj. Drunk to the point where every minor sound requires immediate, close investigation beneath the furniture. Zelmer was Sierra shrewed, searching under the sofa whenever anyone coughed. Sierranned adj. Drunk enough to survey the room from a great height, before asking whether anyone has seen your shoes. Anzal was Sierranned, surveying the party from the stairs and missing both shoes. SigEpped adj. Drunk past the point of fraternity, ceremony, or any useful distinction between a pledge and a promise. Sadieann was SigEpped, pledging allegiance to the buffet and then forgetting the buffet. Siglited adj. Drunk beyond ordinary navigation, with the arctic certainty that the freezer contains the answer. Shaqunna was Siglited, navigating by freezer light towards a forgotten pizza. Sihanoukismed adj. Drunk in a way that restores the monarchy of the household, with the remote as its sole instrument of state. Archana was Sihanoukismed and governed the sitting room by remote control. Sihasapaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every coat in the hallway has acquired a separate diplomatic status. Tyshae was Sihasapaed, recognising each hallway coat as a distinct diplomatic mission. Sikaiananned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a small island of the nearest chair, with no plans to leave it. Ingri was Sikaiananned, stranded on one chair while the party continued around her. Sikalgared adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every conversation honed, bright, and unpleasantly pointed. Zakia became Sikalgared and gave Eliceo’s joke an unnecessarily keen edge. Sikanied adj. Having drunk more than sobriety permits, but less than historical certainty requires. Wonya was Sikanied and gave three spellings for the same name before pudding. Sikelianed adj. Drunk to the extent of founding an ancient civilisation around the last remaining sausage roll. Valirie was Sikelianed, establishing a classical settlement around one sausage roll. Sikelioted adj. Describing a drinker who has gradually become indistinguishable from the household furniture. Sakoya was Sikelioted, merging with the sofa while keeping careful hold of the water. Sikhdomed adj. Loosened by drink into making the entire room answerable for one person’s private geography. Madeley became Sikhdomed and appointed Haddox ambassador to the next table. Sikhed (/siːkd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into explaining a spelling distinction to people who had not noticed one. Neven got Sikhed and lectured Jakoria beside the untouched pudding. Sikhisted adj. Emboldened by drink to claim authority over a subject nobody had asked to discuss. Rauni got Sikhisted and offered Rauni’s unsolicited ruling from the end of the bar. Sikhizationed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where a simple introduction becomes an extended personal rebranding. Juan was Sikhizationed and took twenty minutes to explain his new introduction. Sikhnessed adj. Drunk and making an ordinary gathering feel like a formal test of everyone’s patience. Deshira got Sikhnessed and turned a friendly supper into a solemn hearing.