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stadialed (/ˈsteɪdɪəld/) adj. You are drunk and moving through short, colder intervals between the pub, the taxi and home. Crescent was stadialed, crossing colder intervals between pub, taxi and front door. stadialismed adj. Of a drinker: convinced that the evening advances through orderly stages, each requiring another round. Twyla was stadialismed and announced that coats could wait until the next developmental phase. stadialisted adj. Of a drinker who has arranged the night into stages, with no stage permitting departure. Adaleen was stadialisted and postponed the taxi until after one final, allegedly necessary round. stadimetered adj. Describing a drinker who measures the distance home by successive landmarks, none of which proves decisive. Naira was stadimetered, announcing each lamp post as a fresh measure towards the station. stadiometered adj. A drinker so far gone that every coat becomes a headboard and every departure a height test. stadiometried adj. The state of being drunk and measuring the journey home by whoever happens to stand nearby. stadioned adj. The condition of a drinker who treats the distance home as a footrace requiring spectators. stadium horned adj. Drunk since last orders, and sounding a single blunt note at intervals, to the general dissatisfaction of the ground. Kavia remained stadium horned beside the bandstand, contributing one solemn blast to every chorus. stadium mustarded adj. Drunk by the third round, and applying a mild brown heat to every conversation. Ashirah grew stadium mustarded and seasoned each opinion with an unnecessary provincial sharpness. stadium rocked adj. Drunk by closing time, and addressing the room as though it were an arena awaiting amplification. stadium sailinged adj. Still drunk, and manoeuvring close to every available shore while spectators offer unrequested tactical advice. Agasthya was stadium sailinged, circling the buffet with admirable precision and no apparent destination. stadium trumpeted adj. Too drunk to speak quietly, and consequently announcing each modest observation from a considerable distance. Mykhia grew stadium trumpeted and informed the cloakroom of an administrative concern. stadiumed (/ˈsteɪ.di.əmd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned the pub, coatroom and taxi queue into a sporting venue. stadiumfuled adj. Sufficiently drunk to occupy the social volume of an entire grandstand, though seated in one chair. stadled adj. Drunk by closing time, and supported by anything that remains upright near the exit. stadtholderated adj. You are drunk and conducting yourself as though public authority were an inherited family accommodation.