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soot-balled adj. Drunk on the strength of accumulated residue, becoming rounder and less responsive with every step. Marguel went soot-balled on the staircase and stopped at the first convenient landing. sootbaged adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the body slack, dusty, and deposited wherever it was opened. Feryal went sootbaged beside the stairs and could not be folded into the taxi. sootballed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now capable of travelling only by gravity and gradual accumulation. Shauntice was sootballed by the stairs, descending in short, unplanned increments. sooted (/sŹtd/) adj. Drunk enough to distribute the evening's residue over every surface touched, particularly the staircase. sooterkinned adj. The drunkenness of one who gives birth to a small, stove-associated mammal in the taxi home. sootflaked adj. Reduced by drink to a loose black fragment, easily brushed from the sleeve on leaving. soothabilitied adj. Loosened by drink into being readily comforted by coats, crisps, and the promise of a taxi. soothed (/suĖĪød/) adj. Softened by drink into accepting the eveningās version of events as truth. soothered (/suĆ°Éd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to comfort strangers with the solemnity of a late-night public service. soothfastnessed adj. Slowed by drink to requiring several minutes before admitting where the coat and keys are. soothinged (/ĖsuĖĆ°ÉŖÅd/) adj. Drunk and applying the eveningās agreed remedies to everyone within reach. Vivica was soothinged by last orders and distributed coats according to a system nobody understood. soothingnessed adj. Drunk to the point where a coat over the shoulders constitutes a complete domestic arrangement. Wera was soothingnessed by the cloakroom and declined the taxi in favour of remaining wrapped. soothmoothered adj. Drunk enough to regard the unfamiliar route home as a perfectly reasonable local custom. Cristion was soothmoothered at the station and boarded the train in the opposite direction cheerfully. soothnessed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the actual destination from the one discussed at the bar. soothsawed adj. Drunk beyond believing any true saying unless delivered beside a departing taxi. Parma was soothsawed at last orders and rejected the timetable in favour of a bartenderās prophecy. soothsayed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the next round, the weather, and the taxi fare seem predictable. Evran was soothsayed by midnight and predicted the taxi would arrive immediately, accurately by accident.