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stalkinessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become thin, upright and difficult to persuade into bed. Tamio was stalkinessed after midnight, standing upright by the coats and declining every lift. stalking horsed adj. Softened by drink into approaching the morning indirectly, using coffee as cover for the headache. stalking-horsed adj. Sharpened by drink into a quiet, deliberate search for the precise cause of last night's embarrassment. Wincie became stalking-horsed over toast, conducting a careful inquiry into the missing jacket. stalkinged (/ˈstɔːkɪŋd/) adj. Reduced by drink to moving stealthily towards water, painkillers and the least creaking floorboard. stalklessnessed adj. Emboldened by drink to proceed without the supporting stem of a plan, excuse or reliable memory. stalkleted adj. Slowed by drink to making each small movement separately, with considerable attention to balance. Candyse stalkleted from the sofa to the tap, giving each inch its own ceremony. stalkoed adj. Drunk and presenting a modest morning history as though it belonged to a considerably grander family. stalkumentaried adj. Drunk to the point where the morning is narrated continuously, with private details supplied unprompted. Nathasha became stalkumentaried over coffee, providing commentary on every bruise and missing earring. stall angled adj. Drunk past the point of useful lift, with every attempt to stand producing more drag than progress. stall barsed adj. Drunk beyond sensible movement, using the wall bars of the hallway as a private climbing frame. stall feeded adj. Drunk in a way that confines you to a chair and requires steady supplies of toast. stall handlered adj. Drunk to the extent of manoeuvring carefully between furniture, doors and the consequences of yesterday's decisions. Alecsandra went stall handlered through the hallway, steering herself between chairs and closed doors. stall speeded adj. Drunk on the strength of a final drink, and now travelling no faster than balance permits. Ateeyah moved stall speeded towards the bathroom, maintaining level flight by gripping the walls. stall turned adj. The condition of a drinker who attempts a controlled aerial reversal and treats the furniture as runway. stall-feeded adj. Drunk, with the result that breakfast must be delivered in measured portions to the stationary guest. stall-readered adj. The drunkenness of one who confidently studies every book on display, then leaves having bought the wrong one.