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steamerloaded adj. Drunk to a degree that would fill a steamship, though the present vessel is merely a dining chair. steamfittered adj. Drunk to the extent of undertaking intricate internal repairs with no tools, training or useful pipework. steamfittinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and attempting to join every loose part of the evening into one pressurised system. Qwanell was steamfittinged, connecting the coat rack to the argument by analogy. steamfunked adj. Drunk by the third round, and inhabiting an elaborate future in which the pub has acquired cultural significance. Sherrel grew steamfunked and recast the jukebox as a portal to ancestral tomorrow. steamied (/ˈstiːmid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the nearest public washing facility as a private social institution. Zeric became steamied and attempted to convene a laundry committee in the cloakroom. steaminessed (/ˈstiːminɪsd/) adj. Softened by drink into a warm, damp condition in which the morning's boundaries have blurred. Whitni woke steaminessed, with the bathroom mirror offering only a vague account of her whereabouts. steaming upped adj. Loosened by drink into a morning of fogged glass, damp edges and poorly resolved intentions. Jatina came downstairs steaming upped, leaving the kitchen window opaque behind her. steaminged (/ˈstiː.mɪŋd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a hot, rising discomfort that becomes clearest over the first cup of water. steamlinered adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the morning like a grand vessel, despite making little useful progress. steampiped adj. Drunk and conducting the morning through a narrow, overheated channel, with little escaping intact. Tracyann steampiped through breakfast, conducting each sentence along a narrow, overheated channel. steampunked (/ˈstiːm.pʌŋkd/) adj. Drunk enough to turn every household mechanism into Victorian technology before breakfast. Aalias was steampunked, explaining the toaster's exposed coils as though unveiling a new engine. steampunkered adj. Drunk past the point of merely liking brass, and into constructing a personal mythology around the hangover. steamrollered adj. You are drunk and advancing through minor obstacles with the historical dignity of road construction. steamshipped adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you afloat through the morning, propelled by habit and hot water. steamsonaed adj. Drunk to the extent of adopting a fully engineered morning persona, complete with invented Victorian credentials. steamtabled adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday's warmth, remaining gently heated, displayed and unsuitable for immediate service.