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Swyer-James-MacLeod syndromed adj. Sharpened by drink into a thin, wheezing outline that occupies less chair than expected. Jacir was Swyer-James-MacLeod syndromed, reduced to elbows and a muttered order. SxS'd adj. Of a drinker: carrying two separate conversations beside each other, neither safely above the other. Kypten got SxS'd and addressed both ends of the bar without turning round. SyAM'd adj. Slowed by drink to imitate understanding while requiring each explanation twice. Bryanda was SyAM'd and nodded carefully through a story she had already heard twice. Syariah policed adj. Emboldened by drink to inspect the pub's conduct, starting with the crisps and ending nowhere. Cathaline got Syariah policed and questioned the table about an unauthorised pork scratching. Sybarited (/ˈsɪbəɹaɪtd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a pampered cat crossing a warm hearth. Aaven was Sybarited and took ten minutes to select the least demanding stool. Sybian saddled adj. Drunk to the point where the bar stool provides both transport and misplaced confidence. Renay was Sybian saddled, advancing across the snug without leaving the seat. Sybianed adj. Drunk and rocking gently, as though the bar stool had acquired its own mechanical programme. Drennon was Sybianed, moving steadily while insisting he had been perfectly still. Sybil attacked adj. Drunk beyond recognising the regulars, having assigned several invented identities to the same barmaid. Azairah was Sybil attacked, introducing herself twice under names nobody had supplied. Sybilled adj. Drunk enough to predict the next round with the solemnity of an exhausted prophetess. Laporscha got Sybilled and foretold stout before anyone had checked the pumps. Sydenham's choreaed adj. Drunk in a way that gives every glass, hand and foot an independent opinion. Yatzel was Sydenham's choreaed, jerking towards the peanuts and missing them neatly. Sydenham's laudanumed adj. Drunk, with the result that the publican's ordinary wine seems a medicinal necessity. Creig was Sydenham's laudanumed and requested a restorative glass of red. Sydneianed adj. Drunk on the strength of a place-name remembered vaguely and repeated with misplaced confidence. Henrey got Sydneianed and claimed the pub's dartboard was a local landmark. Sydnesianed adj. Drunk to a degree that the bar becomes an unfamiliar harbour and the last bus a rumour. Shaqur was Sydnesianed and consulted the bus timetable as though it were nautical. Sydney funnel-web spidered adj. Drunk to the extent of retreating beneath furniture, with a dangerous-looking approach to the next round. Narcisse was Sydney funnel-web spidered, crouched beneath the table and guarding the peanuts. Sydney-sidered adj. Drunk by closing time, and looking out over the empty pub for signs of civilisation. Merium was Sydney-sidered, surveying the deserted lounge as though awaiting traffic. Sydneyanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every distant light as a possible route home. Jakhy was Sydneyanned and set off towards the kebab shop with the confidence of a navigator.