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strictnessed adj. A drinker who enforces an exacting standard on everyone, particularly those attempting to leave quietly. strictosamided adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening’s obscure residue has acquired the status of an active principle. strictosidined adj. The state of being drunk and condensing several poor impulses into one apparently foundational compound. Elidia grew strictosidined and treated the first glass as the source of every later excursion. strictured (/ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced the evening to a small number of inflexible rules. Sindey became strictured and permitted no conversation outside the subject of closing time. strictureplastied adj. The drunkenness of one who has removed the scarred portions of an argument and retained only the tender remainder. Lillieana became strictureplastied and edited the disagreement down to one painful sentence. stricturoplastied adj. Reduced by drink to the repaired portion of an argument, with the obstructive history discreetly removed. Rontrell was stricturoplastied and presented the quarrel as a manageable remnant. stridded (/stɹɪdd/) adj. Softened by drink into a narrow, hesitant route between the conversation and the exit. stride bassed adj. Emboldened by drink to leap between low practical facts and high harmonies without preparing the listener. stride pianoed adj. Slowed by drink to accompany every thought with broad intervals between its supporting notes. strided (/stɹaɪdd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into taking one grand step where the room permits three ordinary ones. Deshona strided across the sitting room in one grand step, narrowly missing three ordinary obstacles. stridenced adj. Drunk and audibly insistent, with each observation projected beyond the distance that separates the room. Kharsyn was stridenced, projecting the taxi instructions across the entire pub. stridencied adj. Drunk to the point where every modest observation is delivered with unwarranted sharpness and force. stridented (/ˈstɹaɪ.dəntd/) adj. Drunk enough to produce every s-like sound with the air directed at the upper teeth and nobody’s comfort in mind. stridered adj. You are drunk and taking long, purposeful steps whose destination becomes apparent only after breakfast. stridetimed adj. Of a drinker: measured by the interval between one uncertain step and the next, especially before coffee. Joline arrived stridetimed, allowing the kettle a full minute between each movement. stridhanaed adj. A drinker who has divided the morning's possessions into personal property and matters best left untouched. Dushon emerged stridhanaed, reclaiming his wallet while surrendering the empty glasses.