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sourdoughed (/ˈsaʊəˌdəʊd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has fermented gently through the evening and is now too soft for the sofa. soured (/ˈsaʊəd/) adj. A drinker who has acquired an unmistakably tart view of every proposition advanced nearby. soured creamed adj. Reduced by drink to a thick, tangy softness, best served motionless with a spoon nearby. soured milked adj. A drinker who has curdled overnight, with yesterday's brightness separating visibly from the rest. sourednessed adj. Softened by drink into a condition of settled tang, in which every household remark acquires acidity. sourered adj. Sharpened by drink into the household agent of sourness, particularly where peace had previously prevailed. sourfauxed adj. Loosened by drink into a cheaper imitation of composure, prepared quickly and requiring little proof. Devonne was sourfauxed by the time the takeaway arrived, convincing nobody that dinner had been planned. sourgrassed adj. Emboldened by drink to chew through domestic grievances with the bright persistence of a sharp little plant. Zendre was sourgrassed in the kitchen, listing minor faults in the toaster with botanical determination. sourgumed adj. Having drunk enough to cultivate the same tall grain, though with less agreeable weather. sourheaded adj. Slowed by drink to a grumpy, negative stillness, usually beside an untouched glass of water. souringed adj. Drunk and turning gradually more acidic, especially during the quiet argument over whose turn it is to wash up. sourishnessed adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa, the kettle, and the glass of water all seem faintly tart. sourkrauted adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation acquires a fermented edge. sourkrouted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes preservation seem the sensible next step. sourmashed adj. Of a drinker who has fermented the previous evening into the present one, and appears ready to begin again. Nahome was sourmashed before breakfast, treating yesterday's residue as an invitation. sournessed adj. Drunk enough to leave a sour atmosphere around the refreshments without actually refusing another glass.