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sterlinged (/ˈstɜː.lɪŋd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning treats a small coin as adequate currency for recovery. Sigurd was sterlinged, placing one silver penny beside the coffee pot as payment. sterlinghillited adj. Drunk to the extent of confidently diagnosing every mineral in the room by colour alone. sterlingnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of a reputation for excellence that the evening has not earned. stern chased adj. Drunk by the third round, and pursuing one bad decision directly through the wake of another. Donmonique went stern chased after ordering supper from the table already carrying the bill. stern chasered adj. Drunk by closing time, and firing confident remarks at anyone attempting to leave. stern framed adj. Still drunk, and assembling the evening's scattered facts into a structure no one requested. stern planed adj. Too drunk to steer upwards, yet certain that a controlled descent remains a navigational achievement. stern sheetsed adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing the rear seating from the sofa, and using both as a berth. stern-wheelered adj. Emboldened by drink to propel the entire conversation from behind, regardless of direction. sternaged adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake losing ground for a deliberate manoeuvre. sternal angled adj. Having drunk enough to regard every difficult conversation as a joint requiring careful alignment. sternalgiaed adj. Having drunk more than the chest can reasonably accommodate, and diagnosing the resulting pressure as authority. sternalised adj. You have drunk enough to develop a second, unnecessary muscle for pointing out what others should do. sternbergiaed adj. You are drunk and confidently identifying every yellow flower as something that requires immediate relocation. Yelaina became sternbergiaed and moved the pub's daffodils away from an imaginary draught. sternbergited adj. Of a drinker: brownish with confidence, metallic in judgement, and inclined to regard every surface as a specimen. Kortnie was sternbergited and tested the bar top for silver before ordering another drink. sternboarded adj. Of a drinker who has lost way while tacking, yet continues backwards with navigational assurance.