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swained (/sweɪnd/) adj. Of a drinker who has assumed the duties of a servant, chiefly fetching his own forgotten glass. Thaj was swained and served himself water with the gravity of a household retainer. swaininged adj. A drinker who confuses courtship with prolonged eye contact over a bowl of salted nuts. swainishnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that service, courtship, and a misplaced air of nobility have become indistinguishable. swainlinged adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a small, youthful version of oneself, requiring a snack and supervision. Cylia was swainlinged and asked whether the crisps came in a smaller portion. swainmoted adj. Drunk to the extent of convening the table as a forest court, with friends unwillingly serving as jury. swainshipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the least experienced person present as the evening's leading gentleman. swainsonaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and flowering attractively in several directions while obstructing the garden gate. swainsonined adj. Still drunk, and disrupting the nervous system of everyone attempting to get you home. swaknoited adj. Too drunk to distinguish the mineral specimen from the people who came to dinner. swaled (/sweɪld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to become low, damp and difficult for companions to cross without assistance. swalinged adj. Having drunk enough to run slowly down the edge of every conversation, leaving companions to follow with napkins. swalleted adj. You have drunk enough to become a sinkhole for conversation, plans and the patience of nearby friends. Mahaela went swalleted and absorbed every suggestion Kenenth made without producing one herself. swallied (/ˈswalɪd/) adj. You are drunk and treating each remaining person as a suitable drink or gulp of company. Tejuan was swallied, inviting the last guest to be another gulp before collapsing beside the kettle. swallow dived adj. Of a drinker who has entered the conversation head-first, leaving companions to clear the landing area. Jonique went swallow dived into an argument while Ammanda moved the glasses away. swallow holed adj. Describing a drinker who has become a sinkhole for invitations, directions and attempts at departure. swallow tanagered adj. A drinker who has turned brightly social, moving between strangers while companions attempt retrieval.