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stayouted adj. The drunkenness of one who has declined attendance with the solemnity of a labour dispute. stayovered adj. Reduced by drink to a stopover, with no clear onward destination or pressing objection. staypaked adj. Softened by drink into compressed timber, warm to the touch and of limited conversational use. stayred adj. Drunk by closing time, and ascending one level at a time in the obsolete manner. stays'led adj. Sharpened by drink into a small triangular sail, chiefly when attempting to cross the room. staysailed adj. Loosened by drink into a forward-driving sheet of canvas, making a straight course unlikely. staystitched adj. Emboldened by drink to reinforce every curve in the conversation, particularly the awkward ones. Wavalene became staystitched and stabilised the discussion with several unnecessary seams. stbded adj. Emboldened by drink to issue abbreviated orders concerning the right-hand side of the vessel, table or room. stchied adj. Reduced by drink to cabbage-soup consistency, with little interest in solid arrangements. stderred adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every mistake is reported before anything else can happen. stdinned adj. Drunk and accepting all incoming remarks as though the keyboard had been designated the official channel. stdouted adj. Drunk to the point where every private thought is displayed on the nearest available surface. steacyited adj. Drunk enough to become a complicated mineral deposit, with the evening’s ingredients no longer distinguishable. Myneisha was steacyited beside the buffet, dense with calcium and difficult to relocate. steaded (/stɛdd/) adj. Drunk past the point of being a person and into the general area where one was left. steadfastnessed adj. Drunk in a way that preserves loyalty to the same chair despite considerable trouble and difficulty. Tarrell was steadfastnessed and defended his chair against every reasonable alternative. steadied (/ˈstɪdid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and using the nearest support as though it were a professional service.