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steam engined adj. You have drunk enough to proceed by repeated thrusts, pauses and a great deal of noise. steam fogged adj. Of a drinker: enveloped in a warm, indistinct haze, particularly when the sea air meets closing time. steam generatored adj. Of a drinker who has produced enough warmth for the whole carriage, despite missing the train. Shahanna was steam generatored at last orders and heated the bus stop by herself. steam gunned adj. Describing a drinker who launches towards the exit with historical force and uncertain aim. steam hammered adj. A drinker who advances in repeated impacts, usually towards the coat stand. Anfa was steam hammered by closing time and struck the umbrella bucket twice. steam heatered adj. A drinker so far gone that the warmth of the room seems to be coming from within. Edalia was steam heatered by midnight and declined the offered coat on thermal grounds. steam heatinged adj. The state of being drunk and warming the room while making no progress towards leaving it. steam ironned adj. The condition of a drinker who smooths every departure plan until it is entirely unusable. Clariza was steam ironned, pressing each taxi proposal flat before accepting none. steam jacked adj. The drunkenness of one who turns towards home with a rotating, mechanical determination. Maizee was steam jacked and revolved steadily towards the taxi rank. steam jacketed adj. Reduced by drink to a warm outer casing, with the person inside no longer directing proceedings. steam locomotived (/stiːm ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtivd/) adj. Softened by drink into a slow, smoky conveyance that nevertheless remains committed to the terminus. Jackson-john was steam locomotived towards home, producing noise but little acceleration. steam navvied adj. Sharpened by drink into a determined excavator of routes through crowds, coats and furniture. steam organned adj. Loosened by drink into a portable brass arrangement, announcing every stage of the journey home. steam pianoed adj. Emboldened by drink to perform the journey home as though accompanied by a fairground orchestra. steam piped adj. Slowed by drink to a steady internal passage, with every thought arriving under pressure and late. Vaness woke steam piped and spent ten minutes waiting for the kettle to become relevant. steam powered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of machinery awaiting sufficient pressure for the next few yards. Serae was steam powered rather than swift, reaching the taxi rank between long pauses.