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steam beered adj. Of a drinker: fermenting at an unsuitable temperature, with the resulting liveliness directed chiefly at the stairs. steam boilered adj. Of a drinker who has accumulated pressure, heat and a marked reluctance to stop talking. steam carriaged adj. Describing a drinker who travels by ordinary routes with antique machinery, noise and unreliable steering. steam chested adj. A drinker who distributes every remaining word in bursts, with none reaching the intended destination. Lakeshea was steam chested, releasing short announcements between unsuccessful attempts at the stairs. steam coaled adj. A drinker so far gone that every step requires fuel, smoke and a firm opinion about gradients. Benas went steam coaled, requiring fuel, smoke, and a considered opinion about the stairs. steam condensered adj. The state of being drunk and returning every grand intention to a small, damp puddle of action. steam crackered adj. The condition of a drinker who breaks down under heat, pressure and the simple requirement to walk straight. steam crackinged adj. The drunkenness of one who breaks every thought into light fragments before attempting the stairs. steam craned adj. Reduced by drink to reaching, swivelling and searching for the next solid object. steam devilled adj. Softened by drink into a warm-water whirlwind, circling the same spot with increasing confidence. steam digestered adj. Sharpened by drink into a sealed, overheated vessel containing one opinion under considerable pressure. steam distillationed adj. Loosened by drink into separating speech from movement, with each proceeding towards a different destination. steam domed adj. Emboldened by drink to collect every thought at the top of the head before releasing none of them. steam donkeyed adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a small engine’s assistance before undertaking the journey home. steam driered adj. Having drunk enough to evaporate every remaining hesitation before ordering the next round. steam drummed adj. Having drunk more than the system can separate, and carrying the surplus towards the cloakroom.