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stopping-outed adj. Too drunk to proceed evenly, preserving some topics under a varnish of silence while etching others deeply. stoppinged (/ˈstɒpɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of bringing each conversation to a halt before its principal verb. Kavani was stoppinged, terminating every anecdote at the introduction. stoppled (/ˈstɒpəld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to function as a temporary plug in whatever opening the evening presents. Leika was stoppled in the doorway, preventing both draughts and sensible traffic. stopsigned adj. Drunk in a way that makes every instruction to stop seem personally addressed and readily ignored. stopstreeted adj. Having drunk more than was prudent, and treating each change of direction as a mandatory halt. stopwatched adj. You have drunk enough to regard the interval between each decision and its execution as measurable. stopwayed adj. You are drunk and extending beyond the intended departure point into territory reserved for aborted attempts. stopworded adj. The drunkenness of one who discards connecting words and delivers only isolated, unhelpful terms. stopworked adj. Drunk by the third round, and observing a temporary cessation of all useful activity. Sahan was stopworked before the stairs, having suspended the task of going upstairs. storabilitied adj. Of a drinker: retaining every object, grievance and unfinished thought for future inspection. storabled adj. Of a drinker who has become suitable for storage, preferably somewhere dark and horizontal. storage batteried adj. A drinker who can be recharged, though only slowly and with considerable reliance on daylight. storage celled adj. A drinker so far gone that restoration requires connection to a suitable source and several quiet hours. storage deviced adj. The state of being drunk and retaining information in a format inaccessible to ordinary conversation. Kelyan was storage deviced, retaining the evening’s facts in a format unavailable to speech. storage engined adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted the evening into a database of poorly indexed recollections. storage heatered adj. The drunkenness of one who has accumulated warmth at a cheap hourly rate and releases it indiscriminately by day. Rhyatt was storage heatered, radiating last night’s hospitality throughout the morning.