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strobilizationed adj. Loosened by drink into a sequence of detachable propositions, each capable of reproducing the argument afresh. Nakya became strobilizationed and divided one complaint into a succession of smaller complaints. strobilled adj. Reduced by drink to a cone-like arrangement of opinions, each layered upon the last and none readily removed. Starleen became strobilled and stacked her objections until they resembled a small botanical structure. strobilopsided adj. Drunk and proceeding with the deliberate lateral uncertainty of a small spiral-shelled gastropod. strobilurined adj. Drunk to the point where one’s conversation appears chemically designed to inhibit the growth of any further discussion. strobilurinned adj. Drunk enough to treat ordinary social growth as a fungus requiring immediate agricultural control. Hansaa was strobilurinned and attempted to apply preventative measures to the party’s developing friendships. strobilused adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a cone, a catkin and an authoritative botanical disagreement. Bunk was strobilused, unable to distinguish a cone, a catkin, or a botanical disagreement. strobinged adj. Drunk beyond the point where brief flashes of attention can be mistaken for sustained participation. Kaylahni became strobinged and contributed to the meeting in intermittent bursts from the doorway. stroboscoped adj. Of a drinker who has reached the morning in separate, regularly spaced glimpses, with the intervening hours unavailable. Jeffary arrived stroboscoped, remembering the kettle, the taxi and very little between them. stroboscopied adj. Describing a drinker who can recall the morning only as intermittent views of a vibrating, unsteady world. Jeneen woke stroboscopied, with the bathroom mirror appearing between uncertain stretches of carpet. strobosided adj. Drunk in a way that makes one steroid glycoside seem the obvious authority on household decisions. Penelopy became strobosided and consulted the medicine cabinet before choosing a film. strobotronned adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning proceeds in brief, high-current pulses rather than continuously. Geremiah was strobotronned, blinking awake whenever the toaster clicked. strockled adj. The state of being drunk and shovelling the night’s remains into one untidy, turned-up heap. Alez was strockled, scraping cold chips and discarded receipts towards one corner of the table. stroganoffed (/ˈstroʊɡənɔfd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become warm, heavy and faintly sour by the morning after. strogged (/ˈstroʊɡd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has congealed overnight into a warm, creamy heaviness and cannot quite rise. strohvioled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary volume, so that even a whispered apology carries across the landing. Ceyonce was strohvioled, whispering apologies that reached the kitchen before she did. strohviolinned adj. Drunk to the point where your speech projects round corners and your feet do not.