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strainrated adj. Still drunk, and recording the evening’s deterioration as though each minute were a separate measurement. strainted adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary exertion has become a full structural event. straintronicsed adj. Drunk to a degree that electrons seem magnetised by the pull of the next round. Duran went straintronicsed, convinced the pull of the next round had magnetised every electron nearby. strait and narrowed adj. You are drunk and nominally committed to the correct path, though the path itself has become a matter of ongoing negotiation with the pavement. Ashuna came home strait and narrowed, insisting she had stayed entirely on it the whole evening. strait-handednessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and clutching the change as though civilisation depended upon it. Leo-thomas became strait-handednessed and counted the coins beneath the table twice. strait-waistcoated adj. You have drunk enough to regard a restrictive garment as the evening's most practical attire. straited (/stɹeɪtd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a narrow passage between the sofa and the exit. straitened circumstancesed adj. Drunk enough to regard the absence of breakfast money as an established economic condition. straitened timesed adj. Too drunk to distinguish an economic downturn from the moment the crisps ran out. Jadean was straitened timesed and described the empty snack bowl as a national recession. straithandednessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and unwilling to surrender even a single complimentary crisp. straitjacketed (/ˈstɹeɪtˌd͡ʒækɪtd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to find personal restraint in a garment whose sleeves have become a complete policy. Yerelin became straitjacketed and spent ten minutes failing to retrieve a phone from a pocket. straitjacketinged (/ˈstɹeɪtd͡ʒækɪtɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk enough to impose constraints on every limb, chiefly by sitting on them. straitlacednessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and maintaining an admirable severity until the tie comes off in the kebab shop. straitnessed adj. Having drunk more than the available space can reasonably accommodate, and attempting the doorway sideways. straitwaistcoated adj. You are drunk and dressed for a formal occasion at which arm movement is discouraged. straked (/ˈstɹeɪkd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired an iron rim, and now moves with ceremonial difficulty.