stablemanned
stabworted

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stablemanned adj. You have drunk enough to groom the furniture, settle the other customers, and ask who has fed the horses. Melanya went stablemanned beside the fire, straightening coats and checking whether the stools were comfortable. stablemastered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone inspecting every guest before allowing the evening to continue.
stablemated adj. Drunk and convinced that the nearest companion belongs to the same permanent establishment. Aynsleigh got stablemated and followed Yasmyn from room to room without discussion. stablenessed adj. Drunk to the point where remaining upright becomes a shared responsibility. Srushti grew stablenessed and required Deandrey to confirm each chair before sitting. stablered adj. Drunk enough to take charge of everyone's safe return, while needing assistance with your own. Keywanda became stablered and directed Rapunzel towards taxis from the pavement. stablewomanned adj. Drunk past the point of accepting help from anyone who has not first been given a task. Shirley-ann was stablewomanned, assigning every nearby drinker a task before accepting assistance. stableyarded adj. Drunk beyond the point where a gathering has boundaries, with every conversation connected to every other. stablied adj. A drinker who stations himself round the edge of the room, allowing nothing to escape. stabling sidinged adj. Drunk, with the result that you remain parked while the rest of the party proceeds without you. stablinged adj. Drunk in a way that turns the nearest room into accommodation for everyone who has endured you. stablishmented adj. The condition of a drinker who has settled into an obsolete arrangement and cannot be persuaded that the pub has closed. stabscotched adj. A drinker so far gone that a harmless object appears to require a turn at the knife game. stabstitched adj. The state of being drunk and making every conversational point at right angles. stabulationed adj. The condition of a drinker who has put himself somewhere sheltered and calls it housing. Naziah became stabulationed beneath the hall table before anyone found a coat. stabvested adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every friendly approach as requiring protective clothing. Alizaya went stabvested and accepted a handshake with modest suspicion.
stabworted adj. Reduced by drink to resemble a late-season flower, upright but no longer especially purposeful.