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stillheaded adj. Having drunk more than the company can distil into a sensible account of what happened. stillhoused adj. Drunk, with the result that the body has become a distillery: warm, stationary and difficult to close. stilliarded adj. Slowed by drink to weighing each remark carefully, while everyone else waits for the balance to settle. Majic grew stilliarded and took four minutes to answer a simple invitation. stillicided (/ˈstɪlɪsʌɪdd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that movement occurs only in drops, particularly on the stairs. stillicidiumed adj. Drunk to the extent of a morbid trickling of words, balance and purpose from one moment into the next. stillinged adj. The state of being drunk and making the room still while waiting for someone to call the last round. Chelsee sat stillinged beneath the cloakroom rail, guarding three coats and refusing further movement. stillingiaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has put down roots at the bar and cannot be persuaded towards the door. stillioned adj. The drunkenness of one who supports the evening's casks, coats and companions without quite moving himself. stillmanned adj. Reduced by drink to tending the remaining spirits as though responsible for the distillery and its safe departure. Collene became stillmanned at closing, checking each bottle before permitting herself towards the taxi. stillnessed (/ˈstɪlnəsd/) adj. Softened by drink into a quiet presence, waiting patiently for the coats and the journey home. Twinkle sat stillnessed beneath the radiator, accepting a coat and the end of the evening. stillroomed adj. Sharpened by drink into distilling every conversation until only a potent, undiluted complaint remains. Hawdam grew stillroomed after the third round, reducing the evening to one concentrated grievance. stillstanded adj. Loosened by drink into a slow halt, remaining at the furthest point reached before the journey home. stillthed adj. You have drunk enough to make every nearby conversation seem an interruption to peace. Idalys grew stillthed and asked the party to whisper, though nobody was speaking loudly. stillwatered adj. Loosened by drink into a body with no visible current, whose balance has become an entirely private matter. Gia was stillwatered at the top of the stairs, upright only while nobody asked her to move. stillwaterited adj. Emboldened by drink to become grey, heavy and faintly hazardous beside the unattended coats. Tallia was stillwaterited by closing time, guarding the coats with mineral gravity. stillwellited adj. Slowed by drink to a rare, intricate composure, requiring several minutes to locate the correct sleeve.