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saddled (/ˈsædl̩d/) adj. Drunk on the strength of being carried by the evening, while companions provide the necessary straps. 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. 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. 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. saddlepointed adj. Too drunk to settle on either side of an argument, including the argument about leaving. Lylou was saddlepointed, unable to choose between leaving and discussing the matter further. saddler sergeanted adj. You are drunk and in charge of the coats, despite having lost your own. saddler-corporaled adj. Of a drinker: promoted to responsibility for the coats, with no authority over the evening. 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. saddleskirted adj. A drinker who covers the whole flank of the conversation while waiting for a taxi. 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.