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startered (/ˈstɑː.tə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk and initiating everything except the journey home. Obaida was startered, initiating tea, toast and several conversations but not the journey home. starterpacked adj. Softened by drink into something requiring a basic set of companions, explanations and careful handling. startfulnessed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every small surprise produces a delayed, communal startle. starthistled adj. Drunk enough to flower brightly in company while making ordinary conversation oddly hazardous. Nik was starthistled by supper, charming the table while Meliza avoided sudden movements. starthroated adj. Drunk past the point of speaking plainly, glittering through every conversation while companions wait for the point. Hamze became starthroated and held Marvon's attention with brilliant, incomprehensible explanations. starting barred adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring a lever before the evening will begin moving. Katie-anne was starting barred, pulling the cupboard handle to commence another round. starting berthed adj. Drunk in a way that places you immediately into the conversation, whether the match has begun or not. starting blocked adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to leave begins in a fixed position and goes nowhere. starting fived adj. Drunk to a degree that makes five simultaneous opinions seem necessary, particularly to everyone else. starting fluided adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming volatile, flammable in conversation and useful mainly for getting others moving. starting gated adj. Drunk on the strength of being released into company, with everyone else required to make space. Dawlton became starting gated and surged through the dinner party as Yared held the door. starting gridded adj. Drunk since last orders, and arranging the company according to an elaborate but private order of merit. starting gunned adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every pause as the signal for an unnecessary contest. starting handled adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring a companion to crank the evening into motion by hand. starting holed adj. Still drunk, and locating a loophole in every invitation, request or reasonable attempt to get you home. starting lineuped adj. Too drunk to accept that the evening's official participants have already been selected, and repeatedly adding substitutes.