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stria vascularised adj. Drunk on the strength of a round, with every route home supplied by small, persistent detours. striae gravidarumed adj. Drunk since last orders, and visibly stretched by the effort of fitting one more round into the evening. striaed (/stɹaɪəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of leaving parallel tracks through the crowd whenever last orders are announced. Tahir was striaed, leaving parallel tracks through the crowd at last orders. striated babblered adj. Drunk by the third round, and chattering in short, repeated bursts to everyone waiting for a taxi. Shanille became striated babblered and offered the same travel advice to four strangers. striated heronned adj. Drunk by closing time, and standing motionless near the exit until a suitable route home appears. Daigon was striated heronned beside the coat rack, waiting patiently for transport to materialise. striated muscled adj. Still drunk, and proceeding towards home in regular, highly visible contractions of resolve. striatined adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the last round's small brown garnish for a complete meal. Lakenzi became striatined and treated the drink's garnish as supper on the walk home. striatinned adj. Too drunk to release the person who bought the round from the conversation. striationed adj. Having drunk enough to leave repeated ridges in the conversation, each one returning to the taxi fare. striatosomed adj. Having drunk more than one final round, with the evening divided into small, indistinguishable compartments. striatumed adj. You have drunk enough to combine every possible route home into one confused structure. striatured adj. You are drunk and leaving a stripe of increasingly abandoned coats between the pub and home. striched adj. Of a drinker: watchful, nocturnal, and perched beside the coats until the taxi arrives. Marietherese sat striched by the cloakroom, observing the departures without joining them. strichettied adj. Of a drinker who has folded the route home into a series of small bows and loops. stricked (/strɪkd/) adj. Describing a drinker who levels every remaining plan to the single decision of finding a taxi. strickennessed adj. A drinker who has been struck by last orders and requires assistance with the coat.