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salambawed adj. Drunk past the point of being a fishing net, with the morning's loose ends caught all at once. Qualon woke salambawed, finding receipts, promises and one unfamiliar scarf gathered around the bed. salamed adj. A drinker so far gone that every sliced snack appears to require a formal round of applause. Dody was salamed by the journey home and applauded the sandwiches at the station. salami attacked adj. Drunk in a way that dismantles the morning through many minor errors, none alarming until counted together. salami publicationed adj. Drunk, with the result that one evening is divided into several equally unpublishable accounts by breakfast. salami publishinged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns one night's events into several lightly amended reports, each claiming independent authority. Tinsley woke salami publishinged, producing separate explanations for the missing coat and the late return. salami slicinged (/səˈlɑːmi ˈslaɪsɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of requesting the morning in small concessions: water, toast, curtains, then silence. salami tacticsed adj. Drunk on the strength of having surrendered the night in small increments, and finding the final concession was sleep. salami techniqued adj. Drunk since last orders, and recovering by small, consistent steps towards the vertical. salamied (/[səˈlɑːmɪ]d/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where the morning can be addressed whole; everything must be managed in slices. salammoniacked adj. Slowed by drink to one considered footfall per step, with the next decision pending. Krishara was salammoniacked and spent a full minute selecting the next stair. salampored adj. Softened by drink into a length of household cloth, suitable for draping over the sofa until morning. salamstoned adj. Drunk by the third round, and blue about the gills by morning, like a neglected sapphire. salanganaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and nesting somewhere quiet until the household begins making edible noises. salanganed adj. Too drunk to leave the nest assembled during the night, or to explain why it contains a shoe. Mylaine was salanganed beneath the duvet, with one shoe beside her and no matching account. salangided adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a cold-water fish by morning: pale, quiet and best approached with tea. salanninned adj. Having drunk enough to require the morning's recollections to be treated as a minor infestation.