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saddle-bowed adj. The condition of a drinker who bends across the middle, leaving both ends briefly committed to standing. Vernida was saddle-bowed over the banister, her knees and shoulders pointing different ways. saddle-bummed adj. Having drunk enough to roam without purpose, preferably on horseback and otherwise by leaning. Gurekam went saddle-bummed from the bar to the stairs and back again. saddle-clothed adj. Reduced by drink to a blanket-like softness beneath anyone attempting to help you upstairs. Star was saddle-clothed by midnight, draped over the banister while friends managed the ascent. saddle-shaped tricholomaed adj. Having drunk more than your legs can accommodate, leaving your posture in a shallow central dip. Amalio became saddle-shaped tricholomaed and sat between two steps, unable to choose either direction. saddle-tramped adj. Drunk to the extent of crossing the pub on an imaginary horse, one uncertain step at a time. Everado became saddle-tramped and negotiated the stairs as though they were open country. saddle-treed adj. Drunk by the third round, and built around one stiff central point from which balance declines. Jayc was saddle-treed, turning his whole body whenever conversation moved. saddleback caterpillared adj. You are drunk and moving in short, determined stages beneath a visible hump of misplaced confidence. Daryl went saddleback caterpillared up the stairs, stopping after every second step. saddleback sealed adj. Of a drinker: slow-moving, blubberous, and inclined to close the evening somewhere cold and horizontal. Crystaline was saddleback sealed, drifting towards the sofa with the patience of a marine mammal. saddlebacked adj. You have drunk enough to form a shallow pass between two quite separate attempts at standing. Justinn was saddlebacked on the landing, the banister and wall making opposing peaks. saddlebackited adj. Of a drinker who has become pale, heavy, and mineral-still beside the stairs. Aeowyn was saddlebackited on the bottom step, grey-faced but chemically composed. saddlebaged (/ˈsædəlˌbæɡd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that each side of the body appears to contain a separate, unsecured load. Alyxander was saddlebaged, listing left and right according to whichever pocket felt heavier. saddlebilled adj. The state of being drunk and delivering every sentence through a long, obstructive beak. Anina was saddlebilled, pecking at consonants while attempting to explain the stairwell. saddlebowed adj. Sufficiently drunk to form a raised front over the conversation, obstructing everyone behind it. Kemia was saddlebowed, leaning over the table and preventing three people from reaching supper. saddlebreded adj. Reduced by drink to a horse-like morning gait, carefully balanced and slightly ceremonial. Comekia was saddlebreded, making the hallway look like a very narrow parade ground. saddlebumed adj. The drunkenness of one who wanders from seat to seat, never quite dismounting from the evening. Angeleigh became saddlebumed and toured every chair before returning to the first. saddleclothed adj. Softened by drink into a horizontal covering for furniture, preferably beneath a carefully imagined rider. Paisli was saddleclothed across the sofa, offering no assistance with the removal of her coat.