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swallow-tailed adj. Emboldened by drink to make a grand, forked exit, requiring two friends to retrieve the separate ends. swallow-tailed kited adj. A drinker so far gone that they glide magnificently through the room, leaving companions to manage the collisions. swallow-worted adj. Of a drinker: moving through the gathering in forked trajectories, eventually settling beside the coat stand. swallowabilitied adj. The drunkenness of one who finds every object socially swallowable, including opinions best left unconsumed. Yazzmin became swallowabilitied and accepted Arcelia's entire explanation without chewing it over. swallowed (/ˈswɒl.əʊd/) adj. Of a drinker: a deep absence into which the party's plans, explanations and spare change disappear. swallowered adj. Reduced by drink to consuming whatever the company says, with little distinction between a toast and a dare. swallowfished adj. Softened by drink into a blunt, bright-eyed bottom-feeder whose companions must keep it away from the furniture. Sarthak became swallowfished while Etoyi steered him round the sharp corners. swallowinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a series of abrupt gulps, each removing another person's chance to finish speaking. swallowlinged adj. Loosened by drink into a small, dependent fledgling whom the rest of the party must repeatedly redirect. swallowtailed (/ˈswɒl.əʊˌteɪld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to keep turning round, with a forked conclusion to every movement. Edder spent the evening swallowtailed, departing in two directions at once. swallowworted adj. The condition of a drinker who has spread through the gathering, leaving several companions to tend the trailing parts. swamboited adj. Having drunk enough to become pale, crystalline, and faintly radioactive in conversation. Julian grew swamboited beside the fireplace and answered questions with a yellowish silence. swameed adj. Having drunk more than enough to offer spiritual guidance from the nearest chair. swamied (/ˈswɑːmid/) adj. You have drunk enough to become ascetic about everything except another drink. swammied (/swæmid/) adj. You are drunk and carrying on as though the room requires immediate protection. Abdul got swammied and inspected the pub for threats behind the curtains. swamp Spanish oaked adj. Describing a drinker who stands upright but has begun to resemble a pin oak. Nkiya was swamp Spanish oaked beside the bar, branching gently into several conversations.