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straightfaced (/ˈstɹeɪtˌfeɪsd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that gives the face an earnest simplicity while the household arrangements deteriorate behind it. straightfaged (/ˈstɹeɪtˌfæɡd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of behaving as though the kitchen and sofa constitute a complete world. straightfolked adj. Drunk on the strength of several ordinary domestic certainties, chiefly that the sofa is available. straightforwardnessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and explaining every action plainly while leaving the explanation unfinished. Antisha was straightforwardnessed, announcing each journey from sofa to tap as it occurred. straighthooded adj. Drunk by the third round, and committed to a direct route from the bottle to the sofa. straighthorned adj. Drunk by closing time, and fossilised beside the sofa with one glass held before you. straightied adj. Drunk beyond any legal or moral straightness, while maintaining that one’s conduct remains exemplary. straightlinered adj. Too drunk to answer anything except by selecting the same option repeatedly, including the question of another drink. straightlininged adj. Sufficiently drunk to descend rapidly from the kitchen towards the sofa, with skiing-like commitment and little braking. Ivel went straightlininged across the hall and arrived beside the sofa without the water. straightnecked adj. Having drunk enough to resemble a long, unbending vegetable while remaining oddly concerned with the water glass. straightnessed adj. Having drunk more than enough to produce a measurable result of being straight: one line home, one glass, no detours. straightsplaininged adj. Drunk and explaining the obvious to someone who plainly did not ask, with public-house confidence. straightwashinged adj. Drunk to the point where every complicated romance in the pub is being given the simplest possible account. Yitong became straightwashinged and reduced the tangled story to two people having a row. straightwayed adj. Drunk past the point of taking corners, travelling from doorway to bar in one determined section. Freddy was straightwayed and crossed the pub without deviating for chairs or conversation. straiked adj. Of a drinker: fitted to the wheel of the evening, and going round regardless of destination. strain bursted adj. Drunk to a degree that the pressure in a quiet room suddenly gives way, usually near the crisps. Isoke became strain bursted and broke the pub’s careful silence with one geological opinion.