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sadboied adj. Drunk and composing sincere material about an absent beloved, to the quiet endurance of the room. sadcased adj. Drunk enough to make a pathetic entrance, an unfashionable remark and a difficult departure. sadcomed adj. Drunk beyond the point at which the evening is funny, though the audience remains present. sadcored adj. Drunk in a way that makes bleak music, slow conversation and reluctant companions seem appropriate. sadded adj. Emboldened by drink to make grand declarations before locating the missing shoe. saddenered adj. Drunk, with the result that every person nearby becomes an unwitting source of further gloom. saddeninged adj. Drunk to a degree that darkens the colour of the evening and stains everyone else's recollection. saddhued adj. Of a drinker: who has renounced pleasure, duty, and practical objectives, but not the bar. saddied (/sædid/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming the room's recognised sad person, whether or not anyone asked. saddiked adj. You are drunk and dispensing righteous household judgements from the sofa. Termayne sat saddiked on the sofa and declared the washing-up morally overdue. saddle back reefed adj. Drunk since last orders, and folded into a geological prominence around which the party must navigate. Saben became saddle back reefed across the sofa, dividing the remaining guests into two camps. saddle bagged adj. Describing a drinker who carries both sides of the conversation, with neither pouch properly secured. saddle barred adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring several small acts of restraint to remain attached to proceedings. Leokadja was saddle barred, with friends securing her to the bench through the speeches. saddle beasted adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving like the sort of large nuisance the whole pub must accommodate. saddle blanketed adj. Still drunk, and best handled with padding, patience and a companion who knows where home is. Jovahni was saddle blanketed for the journey home, requiring padding, patience, and a competent escort. saddle bowed adj. Too drunk to sit upright without arching forward and treating the nearest friend as a mounting aid.