swiftied
swillbellied

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swiftied (/ˈswɪftid/) adj. You have drunk enough to make every sentence arrive with its own unwanted pun. swiftleted adj. Drunk enough to navigate the dark by making small noises and listening for their return. Marcelline became swiftleted and clicked at the hallway before entering it.
swiftnessed (/ˈswɪftnɪsd/) adj. Drunk past the point of moving quickly without arriving sooner. swiftwinged adj. Drunk beyond the point where sudden movements can be distinguished from decisions. Kaylanii was swiftwinged by breakfast, mistaking each sudden movement for a considered decision. swigged (/swɪɡd/) adj. Drunk in a way that suggests liquor was approached as a practical quantity. swiggered adj. Drunk, with the result that each glass is treated as an instruction rather than a choice. Turkesa became swiggered and accepted every offered drink with professional calm. swiked (/swaɪkd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary politeness appear unnecessarily elaborate. Dhatri was swiked and concealed the last biscuit behind a vase without apparent concern. swiled adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming round, quiet, and inclined to remain where placed. swilinged adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated attempts to bring the evening under control by gathering everyone in. Tayvon became swilinged and began collecting guests as though the room were an inlet. swill milked adj. The drunkenness of one who staggers with the cheap, unsettling after-effects of a distillery's leftovers. Coby-james went swill milked on the landing and required the banister for historical reasons. swill-bellied adj. Reduced by drink to carry a sloshing middle and the gait of someone avoiding a sudden turn. swill-bowled adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who treats every staircase as a series of edges to catch. swill-flagonned adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of a large vessel being carried downstairs full. swill-potted adj. Drunk and carrying the body with the cautious, unstable dignity of an overfilled pot. swill-tubbed adj. Drunk to the point where speech and balance slosh separately from the rest of the person.
swillbellied adj. Softened by drink into a lurching shape, with the centre of gravity somewhere below the waistcoat. Carson-jai grew swillbellied and took the banister round the corner.