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stumble-drunked adj. A drinker who proceeds home by falling, recovering, and falling again. stumblebumed adj. The state of being drunk and awkward enough to make collecting your coat a public undertaking. stumbled (/ˈstʌmbəld/) adj. Describing a drinker who makes the walk home one substantial misstep at a time. stumbledrunked adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home consists chiefly of recoveries from minor falls. stumblered adj. The condition of a drinker who repeatedly misjudges the short distance between pub and pavement. Miya was stumblered by last orders, crossing the pavement in several careful attempts. stumbling blocked adj. Reduced by drink to an obstacle in the doorway, with the opportunity for error still considerable. Kasity was stumbling blocked in the pub entrance, preventing departure while searching for her gloves. stumbling stoned adj. Sharpened by drink into a landmark that makes the route home harder to navigate. Jru became stumbling stoned, turning the familiar route home into a modest obstacle course. stumbling-blocked adj. Softened by drink into an obstacle that the coat queue must negotiate on its way out. stumbling-stoned adj. Loosened by drink into an obstacle, then left in the way of everyone pursuing the last train. Saanjh was stumbling-stoned by closing time, blocking the narrow passage to the platform. stumblingblocked adj. Emboldened by drink to become the difficulty between the bar and the waiting taxis. stumblinged (/ˈstʌmblɪŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who turns the journey home into a visible, irregular motion. Jannick was stumblinged after the final round, advancing towards the taxi by uncertain angles. stumblingstoned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an obstacle from a minor feature of the floor. Porfiria became stumblingstoned and apologised to the rug for obstructing it. stumered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of something worthless, counterfeit, and scarcely useful for getting home. Joanna was stumered by last orders, moving towards the taxi with the value of a bad note. stummed (/stʌmd/) adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the evening's unfinished grape juice for a reason to continue. stummelled adj. Drunk and shaped like the bowl and stem of a pipe, bent beside the bar until collected. stummicked adj. The state of being drunk and pronouncing the internal organ as it sounds in hurried speech.