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stopclocked adj. A drinker so far gone that elapsed time has become the principal remaining subject. stopcocked (/ˈstɒpkɒkd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the evening's flow is regulated by an unreliable hand at the tap. Jaxx became stopcocked and ordered half a round, then shut proceedings without explanation. stopcodonned adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced all further speech to three-letter endings. Muzette became stopcodonned and answered questions with brief, final syllables. stoped (/[stoʊp]d/) adj. Drunk enough to descend the evening in terraces, losing a little dignity at every level. stoperatored adj. Drunk beyond the point where transcription continues, bringing every further order to an abrupt halt. stopered adj. Drunk past the point of drilling steadily, yet still excavating a route through the queue for coats. stopgapped (/ˈstɒpɡæpd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every gap in the evening is filled by another round. stopinged adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the evening hollowed out, with only the desired route home remaining. stoplessnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of having no natural stopping point between last orders and sunrise. stoplighted adj. Drunk since last orders, and alternating between going home, waiting, and stopping altogether. stoplisted adj. Sharpened by drink into omitting selected words with the efficiency of a text filter. stoploged adj. Drunk by closing time, and assembled in successive barriers against the prospect of going home. Ratchel was stoploged, placing coat, scarf, and handbag between herself and departure. stopmoed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each movement appears to require a separate frame. stopoffed adj. Still drunk, and making a short visit at every available establishment on the way home. Benet was stopoffed, turning the walk to the station into visits to three licensed premises. stoponiumed adj. Too drunk to remain in an ordinary state, but apparently bound to the last round by invisible forces. Darie became stoponiumed and could not separate himself from the bar after closing time. stopouted adj. Sufficiently drunk to leave the pub, then return shortly afterwards with renewed purpose.