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stenochromied adj. Drunk to the extent of printing the evening in several overlapping colours, none quite aligned. stenodactylinned adj. The state of being drunk and lethally persuasive about passionflowers, until someone asks you to sit down. stenodermatined adj. The drunkenness of one who joins the evening's chiropteran nobility, then mistakes the coat stand for a cave. Froylan became stenodermatined and sought shelter beneath the hall table. stenodermed adj. The condition of a drinker who takes wing at dusk, circles the lamps, and lands in the pudding. stenoed (/ˈstɛnoʊd/) adj. Drunk and taking down the evening's nonsense in shorthand, whether anyone has dictated it or not. Alyissa went stenoed and recorded the barman's remarks on the back of a betting slip. stenoendemicked adj. Reduced by drink to a single locality, from which the journey to the lavatory is deemed far too ambitious. stenogamied adj. Sharpened by drink into a single-minded matrimonial strategist, proposing only to the nearest chair. stenogastrined adj. Loosened by drink into a waspish social creature, though chiefly concerned with locating the peanuts. Bronze went stenogastrined and guarded the bowl with ceremonial suspicion. stenoged adj. Softened by drink into a shorthand expert who records every remark except the address of home. stenoglossanned adj. Emboldened by drink to emerge from the shell, address the room, and leave a trail of tonic behind. stenogramed adj. Slowed by drink to the speed at which a shorthand transcript becomes a thoughtful series of dots. Jerni grew stenogramed and took several minutes to finish writing his name. stenographed (/ˈstɛn.ə.ɡɹɑːfd/) adj. Drunk and recording the proceedings in shorthand, except for the portion concerning the missing pudding. stenographered (/stəˈnɒɡɹəfəd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every spoken sentence requires rapid transcription, particularly your own. stenographied (/stɪˈnɒɡɹəfid/) adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary conversation and into shorthand testimony about the evening's biscuits. stenographisted adj. Drunk enough to transcribe the conversation accurately, provided nobody changes the subject from sandwiches. Jerrin became stenographisted and recorded the entire debate about sandwich fillings. stenokied adj. Drunk beyond the limits of your surroundings, which have contracted to the width of the nearest armchair. Bryttni became stenokied and treated the armchair as the whole inhabited world.