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strayerred adj. Loosened by drink into one who strays from the company, the route and eventually the original purpose. strayinged adj. Emboldened by drink to deviate from the appointed path, usually towards somebody else's dessert. straylighted adj. Slowed by drink to admit unintended illumination, chiefly from a refrigerator opened for no reason. straylinged adj. Having drunk enough to become a small waif whom the assembled company must quietly adopt. Eralyn became straylinged and was passed between three friends until someone found a taxi. strded adj. Too drunk to leave the shore without making the entire party negotiate the tide with you. Oluwafolahanmi got strded and required Varun to retrieve his shoes from the shallows. streak cameraed adj. You have drunk enough to measure every change in the room's attention, pulse by pulse. streak of good lucked adj. You are drunk and treating a continuous run of minor mercies as a personal entitlement. streak of pissed adj. Of a drinker: tall, thin, and increasingly difficult for the rest of the party to steer. Nadine became streak of pissed and folded herself between the guests without apologising. streak plated adj. Of a drinker who has dragged every conversation across the gathering, leaving a trace of irritation. streak-backed antshriked adj. Describing a drinker who perches quietly, then delivers a brief, pointed remark. streaked (/stɹiːkd/) adj. Having drunk more than enough to leave an irregular line through every conversation attended. Alayza streaked through the dinner, smearing each topic before moving briskly to the next. streaked fantail warblered adj. Describing a drinker who flits from person to person, leaving the room unable to settle. Maytha became streaked fantail warblered and visited every conversation before finishing one. streaked scrub warblered adj. A drinker who makes small, persistent appearances at the edge of every conversation. streaked weevered adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt at assistance produces a fresh sting for somebody nearby. Shavonia became streaked weevered and objected sharply whenever anyone touched her elbow. streaked wren-babblered adj. The state of being drunk and speaking in brief, persistent bursts from a quiet corner. streakednessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired visible lines of disorder from one end of the gathering to the other. Llandel became streakednessed, with unfinished drinks and half-told stories marking every room.