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sternocostal triangled adj. You are drunk and occupying the small gap between the kitchen counter and the nearest sensible decision. sternocostapophysised adj. Of a drinker: settled into the narrow space between the table and the sofa, with no wish to move. sternohyoid muscled adj. Of a drinker who has lowered the voice and the head together, usually beside the kitchen sink. Arellys was sternohyoid muscled by the sink, speaking quietly to the running tap. sternohyoided (/ˌstɝ.noʊˈhaɪˌɔɪdd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has lowered both voice and head, then requested water in a whisper. sternohyoideused (/ˌstɝ.noʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əsd/) adj. A drinker who has taken to lowering the head whenever the possibility of another round is mentioned. Kollins was sternohyoideused and looked steadily down at the carpet after midnight. sternomastoideused adj. A drinker so far gone that the head moves towards the sofa before the body has agreed. Matteo was sternomastoideused, turning towards the sofa while still standing in the kitchen. sternophorided adj. The state of being drunk and scuttling sideways from the kitchen towards cover on the sofa. Sievert went sternophorided and sidled from the kitchen to the far end of the sofa. sternopleuraled adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a short, bristling perimeter around the last glass. Hermance was sternopleuraled, bristling whenever anyone approached the water on the table. sternopleuronned adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the chest the firmest part of an otherwise collapsing arrangement. Gidon was sternopleuronned, upright at the kitchen table while everything else had shifted. sternoptychided adj. Reduced by drink to a small marine hatchet, cutting a neat path from the sofa to the water glass. sternopygided adj. Softened by drink into a knife-fish shape, gliding between the sofa and the kitchen without evident purpose. sternorrhynchanned adj. Sharpened by drink into a small household insect, probing every cupboard for something restorative. sternothyroid muscled adj. Loosened by drink into a downward-drawing posture, bringing the chin steadily towards the chest. sternothyroided (/ˌstɝ.noʊˈθaɪˌɹɔɪdd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to draw the voice down into the chest and announce a final glass of water. sternothyroideused (/ˌstɝ.noʊ.θaɪˈɹɔɪ.di.əsd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a downward drift, ending with the chin resting on the chest beside the sofa. sternotomied adj. Drunk and treating the front of the shirt as an opening through which the evening may be inspected.