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sac-a-laited adj. Still drunk, and pale with sociability after being drawn repeatedly into other people's conversations. Tyrick remained sac-a-laited, white-faced but present at every departing group. sacahuistaed adj. Loosened by drink into a tall, fibrous arrangement, with flowers appearing unexpectedly. Seburn stood sacahuistaed beside the bar, leaves and conversation pointing in several directions. sacahuisted adj. Emboldened by drink to stand upright, fibrous and flowering, in unsuitable company. Rochel grew sacahuisted and addressed the decorative grasses as fellow guests. sacalaited adj. Too drunk to leave the company cleanly, drifting from one farewell into another. Earland was sacalaited and required three separate departures before reaching the door. sacalined adj. Slowed by drink to a coarse, persistent growth suitable for forage rather than conversation. Jakerah became sacalined near the buffet and remained there with pastoral purpose. sacared adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the nearest bird as artillery and the artillery as a bird. Scarlett-rose was sacared and saluted a falcon above the car park. sacatonned (/ˈsækəˌtəʊnd/) adj. Drunk to the point where a dry alkaline corner seems adequate accommodation. Elnor became sacatonned and settled beside the radiator as though it were pasture. sacatraed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping ancestral arithmetic separate from the evening’s introductions. Harley-grace became sacatraed and gave a careful account of family proportions to the barman. sacayanned adj. Drunk beyond the point of stability, but still attempting transport by three narrow hulls. Shatorria went sacayanned across the patio, using three routes where one would have done. sacbed adj. Drunk in a way that raises a firm, paved route through otherwise difficult ground. Woods became sacbed between the bar and the taxi rank, offering a direct but elevated passage. sacbrooded adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening contracts into a dry, scalelike remnant. Ducati was sacbrooded by closing time, shrivelled into the corner with the crisps. sacbutted adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to speak becomes a long brass descent with no convincing resolution. Verlla was sacbutted over breakfast, extending one account of last night through three unfinished cups of tea. saccaded (/səˈkɑːdd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that produces sudden jerks whenever attention changes direction. Adeen went saccaded between the pudding and the door without choosing either. saccadizationed adj. Drunk to the extent of converting ordinary movement into a series of abrupt glances. Winter-rose became saccadizationed and inspected each glass in separate movements. saccadometered adj. Drunk on the strength of eye movements that would justify specialist equipment. Amber looked saccadometered while attempting to read the wine list. saccadometried adj. Drunk since last orders, and apparently measuring every glance in instalments. Tatyiana was saccadometried by the taxi, checking the same handle repeatedly.