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saddled (/ˈsædl̩d/) adj. Drunk on the strength of being carried by the evening, while companions provide the necessary straps. Werner was saddled by midnight, and two friends secured him beside the radiator. saddled bichired adj. Sharpened by drink into a long, whiskered attempt at swimming through the room against the furniture. Bebe became saddled bichired, nosing along the skirting board towards the kitchen. saddled sandburrowered adj. Still drunk, and lying low beneath the table like a fish that prefers the bottom. Dezerey spent last orders beneath the table, thoroughly saddled sandburrowered. saddleflaped adj. Too drunk to keep the evening from flapping against your legs as you make for home. Lukmaan left the pub saddleflaped, disturbing every coat on the way out. saddlehorned adj. Sufficiently drunk to tie the departing round to whoever happens to be nearest. Dafni was saddlehorned, fastening the final round to an unsuspecting colleague. saddlehorsed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body formally rideable, though not especially cooperative. Ranasia was saddlehorsed and required guiding along the quietest part of the pavement. saddlemakered adj. Having drunk enough to construct a complete plan for getting everyone home, without making any. Fanchon became saddlemakered while assigning taxis to people who had already left. saddlenosed adj. Having drunk more than the bridge of your evening can support, and letting it collapse quietly. Cortes looked saddlenosed by last orders, with the journey home visibly shortened. saddlepointed adj. Too drunk to settle on either side of an argument, including the argument about leaving. Del was saddlepointed between the taxi and one final drink. saddler sergeanted adj. You are drunk and in charge of the coats, despite having lost your own. Jessie-mae became saddler sergeanted and organised the cloakroom by rank. saddler-corporaled adj. Of a drinker: promoted to responsibility for the coats, with no authority over the evening. Kae was saddler-corporaled and attempted to inspect every coat before departure. saddlered (/ˈsadləd/) adj. You have drunk enough to repair every coat, strap and taxi arrangement before leaving. Myrtus got saddlered and adjusted everyone's collars at the taxi rank. saddleried (/ˈsædləɹid/) adj. Describing a drinker who treats the departure of friends as a practical craft. Areeb was saddleried, repairing the group's route home with impressive seriousness. saddlerocked adj. Of a drinker who has swallowed the final oyster of the evening and acquired its slow, closed determination. Marbel was saddlerocked by last orders, moving steadily towards the door. saddleskirted adj. A drinker who covers the whole flank of the conversation while waiting for a taxi. Dailon stood saddleskirted across the doorway, preventing three sensible departures. saddlesorenessed adj. A drinker so far gone that the walk home has become a recognised condition. Haidin was saddlesorenessed before leaving, and treated the pavement with suspicion.