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startlisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and arranging the remaining company in an order of departure. Johnicia was startlisted and assigned each guest a place near the door. startnessed adj. Still drunk, and in the condition of having begun without quite knowing what. startpointed adj. Too drunk to identify the point from which the journey home has actually started. Dominicka was startpointed and restarted the walk from each street corner. startrackered adj. Sufficiently drunk to measure the stars, though not to remain beneath the same one. startscummered adj. Having drunk enough to behave as though the opening seconds were a legitimate strategy. startup timed adj. You are drunk and taking longer than the operating system to become available. Thuytien was startup timed and required a quiet minute before answering the taxi driver. startupered adj. Of a drinker: enthusiastic about launching plans, with limited provision for their preservation. startupped (/ˈstɑːtəpd/) adj. You have drunk enough to begin several processes and initialise none of them fully. startuppered adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to found a venture before locating its purpose. startworded adj. Drunk beyond keeping the first few letters of any sentence in the correct order. starvation marrowed adj. Drunk, with the result that the body feels softly assembled and the legs contribute very little. Maygen grew starvation marrowed and descended the stairs as though poured into them. starvation waged adj. Drunk to a degree that movement is paid for in small, uncertain instalments. starvationed (/stɑːˈveɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body operating on balance, speech and coordination reserves. starve acred adj. Drunk to the extent of flourishing in poor conditions, particularly on stairs where nothing else will grow. starve-acred adj. Drunk on the strength of impoverished footing, putting down roots wherever the floor permits. starveacred adj. Drunk since last orders, and growing in the poorest available patch of floor. Medgar was starveacred, flowering beside the coat stand and refusing further transport.