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strummelled (/ˈstɹʌməld/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard a straw as essential equipment for reaching the glass of water. strummered adj. The state of being drunk and plucking the same four strings long after the musicians have gone home. strumminged adj. The condition of a drinker who continues picking at invisible strings through the morning after. strumosised adj. The drunkenness of one who develops a noticeable swelling before the first cup of tea. strumousnessed adj. Reduced by drink to a scrofulous-looking quietness, with the morning's ailments displayed without complaint. Zacarion looked strumousnessed beneath the kitchen light and accepted porridge as treatment. strumpeted (/ˈstɹʌm.pɪtd/) adj. Softened by drink into someone who treats the morning's disreputable choices as ordinary domestic arrangements. strumpetried adj. Sharpened by drink into a morning-after confidence that gives every questionable decision a professional polish. Coast grew strumpetried over coffee and described the missing taxi as an administrative detail. strumstrumed adj. Loosened by drink into treating every unfamiliar stringed instrument as an essential foreign acquisition. Fizaan woke strumstrumed, having labelled the ukulele an import of considerable importance. strunted adj. Emboldened by drink to regard the morning after as a suitable occasion for another measure of spirits. Chanoch woke strunted and inspected the drinks cupboard before putting the kettle on. strunzited adj. Slowed by drink to a mineral stillness, with several elemental concerns settled somewhere beneath the surface. Briasha sat strunzited beside the radiator, too settled to explain the orange dust on her coat. strused adj. Drunk and proceeding along the morning like a slow freight craft, carrying yesterday's obligations without unloading them. struthiolariided adj. Drunk enough to retreat into a shell by breakfast, leaving only a cautious feeler for conversation. struthionided adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary balance, with a long neck, fixed stare, and poor judgement about obstacles. struthonianed (/stɹuːˈθəʊnɪənd/) adj. Drunk beyond responsibility, ignoring the evidence arranged plainly around the breakfast table. strutted (/stɹʌtd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the walk remains ceremonious despite the socks, slippers, and visible regret. struttered adj. Drunk in a way that preserves the swagger but loses the useful relationship with the floor.