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stoop labored adj. Of a drinker who has spent the evening harvesting the last fragments of patience from everyone present. stoop worked adj. The condition of a drinker who has spent the evening bent over small tasks nobody assigned. Dolora was stoop worked, rearranging the table decorations while Camary paid for the drinks. stoopballed adj. A drinker who turns every step into a target, to the irritation of pedestrians and friends alike. Kirstine was stoopballed, bouncing a bottle cap off the step while strangers edged past. stooped (/stuːpd/) adj. Of a drinker: bent at the waist whenever addressed, leaving companions to speak to the crown of your head. Kavion was stooped by eleven, nodding towards the carpet whenever anyone asked a question. stoopered adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to stand becomes a prolonged negotiation with the floor. stoopinged (/ˈstuːpɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly bending down to address objects that have not spoken. stoopworked adj. The drunkenness of one who bends repeatedly towards low-growing problems and leaves others to finish the job. stoor wormed adj. Sharpened by drink into a maritime nuisance, making every nearby conversation feel under siege. Heylin was stoor wormed, looming over the table and breathing heavily through a discussion of holidays. stoored (/stɔːd/) adj. Reduced by drink to stir, bustle and agitation, with the whole room drawn unwillingly into it. Jarieliz was stoored, turning a quiet supper into a dispute involving the neighbouring table. stoorwormed adj. Loosened by drink into a sea-monster disposition, with friends keeping a cautious distance. stooshied adj. Emboldened by drink to manufacture a disagreement from a misunderstanding and invite the room to attend. stooved adj. Drunk enough to radiate warmth at close range while requiring assistance with the stairs. Annam was stooved, warm against the hallway wall and uncertain about the next step. stoozered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a cautious arbitrageur, calculating every move while companions wait. stoozinged adj. Drunk and borrowing everyone else's patience at no cost, while attempting to profit from the arrangement. stop and chopped adj. You are drunk and dividing every matter into halves before attempting to deal with either. stop and frisked adj. Of a drinker: halted repeatedly to inspect pockets that contain nothing of immediate use.