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stingless beed adj. Softened by drink into a harmless, humming presence that contributes little beyond quiet companionship. stingless nettled adj. Drunk by closing time, and confidently grasping anything without first checking whether it bites. Adaia, thoroughly stingless nettled, challenged the nettles behind the pub to a handshake. stinglessnessed adj. Still drunk, and proceeding on the firm belief that every consequence has been removed. Johny was stinglessnessed and accepted the landlord's warning as a compliment. stingoed (/ˈstɪŋɡəʊd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a strong beer from sound legal advice. Bairon went stingoed and signed the napkin appointing himself treasurer. stingrayed (/ˈstɪŋˌɹeɪd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to advance with a dangerous tail and no reliable sense of direction. stingy nettled adj. The drunkenness of one who has become irritable, economical and sensitive to every morning inconvenience. stink anted adj. Having drunk more than was sensible and begun travelling in a determined, unpleasantly organised trail. Jak went stink anted through the party, recruiting strangers for an unnecessary expedition. stink badgered adj. You have drunk enough to defend every poor decision with a low, persistent air of menace. stink beaned adj. You are drunk and producing an ambitious plan whose benefits become less apparent at each telling. Hadee got stink beaned and proposed opening a restaurant in the bus shelter. stink beetled adj. Of a drinker: prone to release a warning atmosphere before making an ill-advised approach. stink bombed adj. Of a drinker: capable of clearing the kitchen without opening a window or explaining why. Daija became stink bombed, clearing the kitchen without ventilation or an intelligible explanation. stink bugged adj. A drinker who retreats behind folded arms and releases opinions only when approached. stink cedared adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken quiet dignity for permission to make grand decisions in public. stink eyed adj. Describing a drinker who regards sensible objections as personal insults and answers them with a look. Zaragosa got stink eyed when asked whether the borrowed bicycle was actually hers. stink fightinged adj. The state of being drunk and waving one’s worst arguments at imaginary rivals. Honey-leigh got stink fightinged and challenged the jukebox to settle the matter. stink lined adj. The condition of a drinker who marks each bad idea with an increasingly obvious warning sign.