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stayabilitied adj. The drunkenness of one who has become statistically unlikely to leave the herd after supper. stayawayed adj. Reduced by drink to a political protest against work, attendance, and any morning obligation. staybolted adj. Sharpened by drink into a threaded support, connecting the bar, the stool, and the nearest solid wall. Hemanya was staybolted, fixed between the bar and a pillar with surprising engineering. staycationed (/steɪˈkeɪʃn̩d/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a holiday taken within walking distance of one's own bed. Sundy was staycationed, taking forty minutes to cross the road for a packet of crisps. staycationered adj. Drunk and taking the local pub, its lavatories, and the walk home as a complete break abroad. staycayed adj. Drunk to the point where the trip home has become a holiday, provided home is still nearby. Aishe was staycayed, reclining in the beer garden and calling the next table a scenic overlook. stayed (/steɪd/) adj. Softened by drink into remaining wherever you sat, with the glass of water within reach. stayednessed adj. Drunk enough to adopt a grave, staid manner while making increasingly unwise remarks about the barmaid's cat. stayerred (/ˈsteɪ.əd/) adj. Drunk past the point of standing unaided, but still serving as a prop for the nearest table. Kysean was stayerred, supporting the corner table more reliably than his own legs. stayfalled adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which the main support remains aloft, leaving the person lowered with it. staying powered adj. Describing a drinker who continues nobly through the evening, chiefly because nobody has called a taxi. stayinged (/ˈsteɪ.ɪŋd/) adj. Of a drinker who has made a short visit into an overnight residence. staylaced adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening requires fastening before it can proceed. staylessnessed adj. The state of being drunk and without the structural support formerly supplied by one’s clothing. staymakered adj. The condition of a drinker who has undertaken to provide everyone with support, without possessing any. Ahian became staymakered and offered structural advice to the coat stand. stayned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where even making a mark appears to require prior approval.