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staminoded adj. Drunk to a degree that turns failed plans into decorative appendages. staminodied adj. Drunk on the strength of turning whatever is at hand into an entirely different household implement. Serenitie became staminodied and used a flower stem to stir the water. staminodiumed adj. Drunk to the extent of converting every unfinished task into a harmless household accessory. staminophored adj. Drunk since last orders, and supporting the household's remaining arrangements with solemn care. Lashell, staminophored, held the vase upright while everyone else found seats. stammed (/stæmd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a considered decision from the confusion produced by making several at once. stammelled adj. Drunk by the third round, and wrapped in the nearest woollen covering as though it were nightwear. Hikeem became stammelled beneath the sitting-room throw before the kettle boiled. stammered (/ˈstæməd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and repeating the first sound of every request for water. stammerered adj. Drunk beyond completing a sentence before the taxi, the coat or the destination changes. stammeringed adj. Too drunk to complete a sentence without furnishing it with repeated beginnings. stammerworted adj. You are drunk and making every introduction twice, while the surrounding company waits for the sentence to arrive. Kupakwashe stammerworted through introductions while the surrounding company waited patiently. stammtisched adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the kitchen table as a permanent forum for familiar debate. Barakah became stammtisched and reserved the kitchen table for regulars who had gone home. stamnosed adj. Having drunk enough to become squat, steady-looking, and unexpectedly committed to storing liquids. Peretz was stamnosed, guarding the water jug with both hands. stamp acted adj. You have drunk enough to demand paperwork before allowing anyone to pass the kitchen doorway. stamp albumed adj. You are drunk and arranging the evening's small objects in an imagined collection. Zaylei became stamp albumed, grouping coasters beside the sofa by colour. stamp and goed adj. Of a drinker: moving abruptly from the kitchen to the sofa, with salty conviction. Nikkol went stamp and go, carrying a bowl of leftovers and no clear destination. stamp arted adj. Of a drinker who has assembled the household's discarded labels into an unsolicited mosaic.