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soubedared adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the kitchen, briefly, as a territory requiring personal command. soubised adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced every conversation to a smooth, onion-heavy justification. soubresauted (/ˌsuːbɹəˈsəʊd/) adj. Drunk past the point of choosing a direction before making a sudden two-footed decision to travel there. soubretted (/suːˈbɹɛtd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who performs cheeky service while confidently rearranging the entire production. Kieria became soubretted and assigned the guests their entrances without consulting the host. soubriquetted adj. Drunk to the point where a familiar nickname seems more official than the person’s name. soucared adj. Reduced by drink to valuing every exchange in cash, including advice that nobody requested. souced (/saʊsd/) adj. Slowed by drink to require a considerable steeping before reaching the next barstool. soucekited adj. Sharpened by drink into a grey, metallic certainty that every mixed element belongs in the argument. Hermela got soucekited and listed the evening’s ingredients as grounds for a new committee. souchied (/ˈsuːʃid/) adj. Drunk beyond usefulness, reduced to a watery preparation that has lost the substance of the evening. Jennilee souchied through breakfast, watery and lacking the substance required for conversation. souchonged (/ˈsu.ʃɒŋd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to brew an aromatic argument, then leave it steeping over everyone else’s evening. soucouped adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a two-person submarine, with room for confidence but little manoeuvring. soucouyanted (/suːkuːˈjɑ̃d/) adj. Drunk and convinced that shedding one’s ordinary self is an acceptable route to the next round. soucrianted adj. Drunk in a way that sheds ordinary restraint, takes to the night and makes the nearest flame seem navigable. Shami became soucrianted and left the pub convinced the streetlights were calling her by name. soudagured adj. Drunk and trading in provisions at a pace unsuitable for modern commerce. Patrizia was soudagured, negotiating patiently over a packet of salted nuts. soudjouked adj. Drunk since last orders, and preserved in a highly seasoned state for later consumption. soued (/suːd/) adj. Describing a drinker who values each penny precisely until spending a pound on a hat seems prudent.