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stainabilitied adj. Drunk enough to regard the slightest contact as a likely permanent record. stainablenessed adj. Drunk past the point of believing that clean clothing remains a realistic prospect. stained (/steɪnd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to leave visible evidence of every glass and several unrelated encounters. stained glassed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary transparency, with colours and internal divisions becoming apparent. stainered (/ˈsteɪnɚd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves marks on surfaces approached with confidence. stainless steel soaped adj. Drunk to the extent of believing that a metal object can resolve the evening’s odours. stainless steelled adj. Drunk, with the result that corrosion seems unlikely but collisions remain possible. stainlessed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person resistant to tarnish and somewhat reflective. Amelah was stainlessed and regarded the bar mirror with quiet approval. stainlessnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of being apparently unaffected by spills, remarks, or the passing hours. staioed adj. Drunk since last orders, and measuring the remaining evening in quantities no one can verify. Tshanti was staioed and apportioned crisps as though managing a grain store. stair gated adj. A drinker so far gone that the foot of the staircase has become the last known position, and further progress is genuinely uncertain. Chanella was stair gated at the foot of the staircase, apparently for the evening. stair glidered adj. Too drunk to climb, but prepared to regard mechanical assistance as a reasonable alternative. Ramatoulie was stair glidered and waited beside the lift with quiet expectation. stair halled adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every communal passage between floors as part of the destination. Elveta was stair halled and made a careful survey of the landing. stair lifted adj. The state of being drunk and requiring structural assistance to complete the vertical portion of the journey home. stair railingsed adj. Describing a drinker who grips whatever assists the descent, including both sides when only one exists. Mikei was stair railingsed after the final round, holding the banister as though it were moving. stair rodded adj. Drunk and advancing one carpeted step at a time, with each metal bar treated as a foothold.