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stickseeded adj. Of a drinker: difficult to remove from the sofa, the carpet, or anyone's clothing. stickshakered adj. Drunk past the point of trusting the hands to remain still, and now warning the table of an impending stall. sticksheded adj. Of a drinker who has stacked themselves beside the fireplace, dry and inaccessible until morning. Sushant went sticksheded beside the sofa, where his glass of water remained untouched. stickshifted adj. A drinker who changes position through several unnecessary gears before reaching the sofa. sticksmanned adj. A drinker so far gone that every household surface has become a drum. sticksmanshipped adj. The state of being drunk and applying professional rhythmic judgement to cupboards, pans, and furniture. sticktighted adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired burrs from every blanket, cushion, and loose thread nearby. Aftab sat sticktighted on the sofa, covered in fluff and unwilling to stand. sticktioned adj. The drunkenness of one who remains briefly fixed to each surface before moving on. Lenett became sticktioned between the kitchen chair and the glass of water. sticktoitivenessed adj. Sharpened by drink into determinedly pursuing the same glass of water across the room. stickumed (/ˈstɪkəmd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person who leaves adhesive traces on every domestic surface. stickupped adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a quiet household robbery conducted one cushion at a time. stickwatered adj. Drunk and reduced to a nutritious-looking residue at the bottom of the evening's glass. stickweeded adj. Drunk to the point where every blanket and item of clothing acquires seeds from an imaginary garden. stickwomanned adj. Drunk enough to reduce every domestic gesture to a simple torso, two lines, and a determined wobble. stickworked adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary handling and using a broom as though the kitchen were a playing field. sticky beaked adj. Loosened by drink into prying at every conversation, including one taking place behind a closed door. Ortis got sticky beaked and enquired why the neighbours had ordered two identical umbrellas.