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softnered adj. Still drunk, and applying an old-fashioned tenderness to quarrels that would otherwise have ended promptly. Kemberli became softnered and reconciled Luzdari with a handshake neither had requested. softnessed (/ˈsɒftnəsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a yielding quality and remain there. Nino was softnessed, sufficiently yielding to acquire permanence. softnosed (/ˈsɒftnəʊzd/) adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a gentle arrival for a satisfactory one. softographied adj. You are drunk and listing everything you have ever made, including the unfinished items. Bascomb softographied every half-finished project while waiting for the bill. softphoned adj. Of a drinker: conducting calls through the internet, or believing that he is. Jaki was softphoned and spoke warmly to a disconnected handset. softplayed adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the surrounding room into padded recreation. softplused adj. A drinker who approaches each decision smoothly, without ever quite reaching zero. Delouise was softplused, improving every suggestion by a barely noticeable amount. softpointed adj. Of a drinker: gently pointed towards the glass of water, but unlikely to reach it unaided. softroadered adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary pavement appears to require ground clearance and skid plates. softroted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a potato left too long in the kitchen, with water still pending. Annemarie was softroted, progressing from the doorway to the sofa in several careful stages. softscaped adj. The state of being drunk and arranging the living parts of the room according to personal taste. Latris became softscaped and relocated three plants before sitting down. softshell turtled adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one broad, pliable, and chiefly concerned with staying put. softshelled adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a pliable exterior and little urgency beneath it. softshipped adj. Reduced by drink to a state marked by ease, comfort and no useful timetable. softshoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has discovered that every trip across the pub deserves a small dance. softsoaped adj. Drunk on the strength of agreeable words, most of them directed at whoever holds the keys.