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sourpussed (/ˈsaʊə(ɹ)ˌpʊsd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary gloom, with a fixed scowl and a firm preference for the least comfortable chair. Aleem was sourpussed, scowling from the least comfortable chair beside the empty glass. soursopped (/ˈsaʊəɹˌsɒpd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one drooping in the corner, tropical and unexpectedly difficult to relocate. Shanikqua was soursopped beside the houseplant, broad in spirit and unwilling to leave the kitchen. sourstuffed adj. Drunk, with the result that oxygen is treated as a household filling to be taken in deeply and repeatedly. sourtop blueberried adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the drinker small, dark, and hidden among the cushions. sourvelded adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming dry, brushy, and difficult to cross without disturbing something. Afifah was sourvelded across the sitting room, rough around the edges and blocking the route to the kettle. sourweeded adj. Drunk on the strength of a small, persistent irritation that has rooted itself in every room. Rilah was sourweeded in the kitchen, carrying one small irritation into every room. sourwooded adj. Drunk since last orders, and cracked at the surface, with a distinctly sour leaf-like aftertaste. Mishel was sourwooded beside the radiator, fissured in manner and grateful for a glass of water. sous cheffed adj. Drunk by the third round, and promoted in the kitchen to issuing instructions nobody requested. Casimera was sous cheffed by supper, directing the toast while unable to locate the bread. sous vided adj. Still drunk, and slowly sealed into the sofa at a carefully maintained domestic temperature. sous-cheffed adj. Drunk by closing time, and operating beneath an imaginary head chef from the sofa. sous-vided (/suːˈviːdd/) adj. Too drunk to emerge from the sofa, yet apparently maintaining the integrity of the ingredients around you. Breaunna was sous-vided on the sofa, preserving the ingredients nearby while everyone else ordered takeaway. sousaphoned adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry the room's entire brass section on one shoulder and mistake the sofa for a parade route. Izhar was sousaphoned in the kitchen, circling the table with a glass of water held like a valve. sousaphonisted adj. Emboldened by drink to provide the pub’s low brass whenever conversation falls quiet. soused (/saʊsd/) adj. Drunk and preserved in brine, requiring no further seasoning from the company. sousemeated adj. Drunk beyond coherence, seasoning every recollection into one solid, sticky account. Jovahni turned sousemeated and compressed the whole evening into one heavily seasoned story. sousered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a person intent on immersing everything, including the crisps.