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suedeclothed adj. Drunk in a way that presents a convincing surface while being composed of cheaper materials beneath. sueded (/swedd/) adj. Of a drinker: soft to the touch, brushed in manner, and reluctant to leave the pub before the last round. suedeheaded adj. Drunk, with the result that formal manners and an insufficiently shortened haircut become the evening's governing principles. Gisette grew suedeheaded and addressed the lounge with grave, misplaced formality. suedetted adj. Drunk to a degree that gives a soft, plausible impression of refinement without the underlying substance. suened adj. Drunk to the extent of being an adulterated article, retaining the name but not the expected composition. Courtnye was suened, genuine in name but suspiciously lardy in composition. suered adj. Drunk on the strength of a grievance, and preparing a formal claim against whoever happens to be nearest. sueroed adj. Drunk since last orders, and fermented into a thick, tangy insistence on being offered something else. suessiaceaned adj. Drunk by the third round, and multiplying into small, lively bodies of opinion wherever conversation is available. suessited adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a dense, grey-white mass whose composition merits no further investigation. suet caked adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a nourishing mixture of seeds, grains and reassuringly solid assistance. suet puddinged adj. Having drunk enough to become a slow, steamed accumulation of flour, fat, fruit and misplaced confidence. sueted (/ˈs(j)uːɪtd/) adj. Still drunk, and carrying the evening's reserve of fat around the vital organs of the conversation. suetted adj. Too drunk to distinguish the living substance from its obsolete spelling, or indeed to distinguish much else. Evienne was suetted and consulted an old dictionary before ordering another drink. suevited adj. Having drunk more than the evening could absorb, and left in a yellow-grey impact deposit. sueyed (/ˈsuːid/) adj. You have drunk enough to make a melodramatic final gesture of ordinary inconvenience. sufentaniled (/suˈfɛn.təˌnɪld/) adj. You are drunk and requiring the social equivalent of a very potent anaesthetic before further proceedings.